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Scientists have infected mosquitoes with a bacteria known as Wolbachia, which sabotages malaria-causing parasites in the bugs, limiting their ability to spread malaria to humans, Science News reported.In the latest study from Michigan State University (MSU), researchers are theorizing that the Wolbachia bacteria would stop the malaria parasite from being spread from an infected bug to a person.Zihyong Xi and his team from MSU injected Wolbachia bacteria into thousands of mosquito embryos that were of the Anopheles stephensi species. In the past, this species has been difficult to infect. However, one female mosquito caught the bacteria and produced a laboratory line of infected offspring.Xi's research, which is published in the May 10 edition of Science , said the mothers spread the bacteria to 34 generations of descendants. Those descendants carried less than one-third as many malaria parasites as the uninfected mosquitoes."It's a very important study because they're the first group t...
An experimental malaria vaccine once thought promising is turning out to be a disappointment, with a new study showing it is only about 30 percent effective at prote...
Millions of cellphone users in Kenya are helping the fight against malaria. In the Oct. 12 issue of the journal Science, scientists report using cellphone location d...
Researchers report they have found a way to kill malaria in mosquitoes by genetically modifying a bacterium commonly found in the insect's mid-gut, according to a ne...
The future of a pricey malaria program meant to provide cheap drugs for poor patients may be in jeopardy after health officials clashed over its effectiveness in two...
A GlaxoSmithKline experimental malaria vaccine touted as a new weapon in the fight to eradicate the disease proved only 30 percent effective when given to babies as ...
An international research team says it has found a way to identify hotspots of malaria parasite evolution and track the rise of resistance to malaria drugs faster an...
Australia will spend more than 100 million Australian dollars ($104 million) over the next four years to help reduce deaths from malaria in the Asia-Pacific region.F...
Malaria may be killing around twice as many people as experts previously thought, and it could also be hitting older children and adults - long considered the least ...
David Bowen and Ambassador Mark Green discuss the organization 'Malaria No More'
An experimental vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline halved the risk of African children getting malaria in a major clinical trial, making it likely to become the world's fi...
Today, Wednesday is World Malaria Day, recognizing the global fight against malaria. Malaria is one of the leading killers of children around the globe, claiming the...
Malaria, a parasitic disease mostly transmitted by mosquitoes, causes fever, chills, pain in the joints, anemia, headache, nausea, sweating, and in some cases convul...
The decade-old law that transformed the battle against HIV and AIDS in developing countries is at a crossroads. The dream of future generations freed from epidemic i...
Thousands of women have taken to the streets in Togo to protest the death of an opposition figure who had been jailed.Tuesday's march comes nearly two weeks ago afte...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has developed a hand-held device capable of identifying counterfeit or substandard malaria drugs and has signed a letter of int...
Scientists have discovered a new way to identify drug-resistant strains of the parasite that causes malaria, Medical News Today reported.Malaria, which is usually tr...
Natalie Gulbis withdrew from this week's RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup with Malaria, the LPGA Tour announced Wednesday morning.Gulbis first fell ill two weeks ago i...
Global effort to save lives of children
Global funding for the fight against malaria has stalled in the past two years, threatening to reverse what the World Health Organisation (WHO) says are "remarkable ...