Researchers have for the first time mapped how one of the longest-serving malaria drugs works, opening the possibility of altering its structure to make it more effective and combat increasing malaria drug resistance.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 13, 2017
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The iron-containing molecule heme is necessary for life. Cells require heme to perform the chemical reactions that produce energy, among other critical tasks.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 27, 2017
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In 2015, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded in part for the discovery of artemisinin, a plant-derived compound that's proven to be a lifesaver in treating malaria. Yet many people who need the drug are ...
Biotechnology
Oct 20, 2016
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Scientists have discovered that the malaria parasite Plasmodium vivax is evolving rapidly to adapt to conditions in different geographical locations, in particular to defend itself against widely-used antimalarial drugs. ...
Biotechnology
Jun 27, 2016
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Scientists have documented for the first time how competition among different malaria parasite strains in human hosts could influence the spread of drug resistance.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 22, 2016
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Scientists have made a major breakthrough in the global search for a new drug to beat the malaria parasite's growing resistance to first-defence treatments.
Biochemistry
Feb 10, 2016
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The first three-dimensional image capturing a critical malaria 'conductor' protein could lead to the development of a new class of antimalarial drugs.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 27, 2015
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A University of South Florida College of Public Health professor and his team of researchers have become the first to uncover part of the mysterious process by which malaria-related parasites spread at explosive and deadly ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 4, 2015
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Melbourne researchers are homing in on a new target for malaria treatment, after developing a compound that blocks the action of a key 'gatekeeper' enzyme essential for malaria parasite survival.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 1, 2014
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The chemical compound known as "methylene blue" is a potential candidate for treating Alzheimer's, as it prevents the harmful clumping of so-called tau proteins typically associated with this disease. However, until now it ...
Biochemistry
Feb 20, 2013
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