Both sickle cell disease (SCD) and malaria are potentially dangerous conditions that affect red blood cells (RBCs). While certain forms of SCD may increase the risk of severe complications, one type ...

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Malaria remains a major cause of childhood death in sub-Saharan Africa. We leveraged the traditional practice of mothers carrying children on their backs in cloth wraps to assess whether treating the ...

Sequencing the genomes of numerous Anopheles mosquito species from locations around the world has shown why some can carry and spread the deadly disease malaria while others don't, researchers say.

The Plasmodium genus of unicellular protozoan parasites are responsible for causing the disease malaria in humans, the most deadly of which includes Plasmodium falciparum. Each year, malaria affects ...

Having one copy of the sickle cell gene may help protect you from a malaria infection. But two copies of the gene may increase your risk of death from malaria. Malaria is a potentially life ...

New approaches for the prevention and elimination of malaria, a leading cause of illness and death among infants and young children globally, are needed. We conducted a phase 1 clinical trial to ...

University of Leeds provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. University of Lincoln provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Of an estimated 228 million cases of ...

Share on Pinterest Experts say progress has been slow in research into new malaria vaccinesBRIAN ONGORO/AFP via Getty Images A few non-travel-related malaria cases were reported last month in Florida ...