Hidden Malaria Parasite Strain May Explain How Sickle Cell Trait Shields People From Disease
A large genomic study in Cameroon finds that people with sickle cell trait are infected almost exclusively by a genetically ...
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Hydroxyurea Proves Safe for Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Landmark African Study
A decade-long REACH trial analysis across four African countries finds hydroxyurea does not raise infection risk in children with sickle ...
How Mosquito Mating Habits Could Make or Break Malaria Control Campaigns
A new simulation study suggests that combining sustained larvicide campaigns with the little-studied Allee effect could push malaria mosquito populations ...
Fungus Hidden Inside Ginger Yields Fatty Acid That Kills Malaria Mosquito Larvae
Nigerian researchers isolated margaric acid from an Arthroderma fungus living inside ginger rhizomes and showed it kills Anopheles gambiae larvae ...
AI Ensemble Reads Blood Smears With Near-Perfect Accuracy to Identify Malaria Parasites
Researchers in Ethiopia have built an interpretable deep learning ensemble that identifies malaria parasite species from thin blood smears with ...
Old Cancer Drug Candidate Irosustat Shows Promise Against Drug-Resistant Malaria
Researchers report that the steroid sulfatase inhibitor irosustat and its target molecule cholesterol sulfate inhibit drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum through a ...
Mosquito Map: Resistance Genes and Climate Shift Malaria Vectors in Laos Borderlands
A three-year study across the Laos-Cambodia-Thailand border region has catalogued fifteen Anopheles species, uncovered a high frequency of the ace-1 ...
Rashes, Chills and Stomach Pain Drive Children Out of School in Ghana, Study Finds
A prospective study of 644 children at Ghana's Ho Polyclinic found that two-thirds missed school due to illness, with skin ...
Two Malaria Mosquitoes Are Swapping Genes, Complicating Korea’s Control Efforts
A new genetic study finds evidence of hybridization and gene flow between the malaria mosquitoes Anopheles sinensis and Anopheles kleini ...
As Warming Reshapes Mosquito Habitats, Malaria and Dengue Follow Divergent Paths
A Monash University review in Science Advances finds that prevention through vector control, vaccines and emissions cuts is critical as ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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