A DNA analysis of 2,000-year-old teeth unearthed from an Italian graveyard has offered hard evidence that malaria existed during the Roman Empire, researchers said Monday. The findings are based on mitochondrial DNA — genetic material…
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Chicken scent offers hope for malaria prevention: scientists
Ethiopian scientists have discovered mosquitoes are repulsed by the smell of chicken, raising hopes for the development of a novel way to prevent a disease that kills hundreds of thousands every year. A team of…
Malaria vaccine loses effectiveness over several years: study
An experimental vaccine against malaria known as Mosquirix — or RTS,S — weakens over time and is only about four percent effective over a seven-year span, researchers said Wednesday. The findings, published in the New…
Iron supplements do not boost malaria risk: study
Global health experts have warned against giving iron supplements in areas where malaria is rampant, but a study Tuesday found no rise in cases of the mosquito-borne disease among children who took iron. However, hospital…
Fighting Malaria with smelly feet
The stench of human feet is being used to fight the mosquito-borne disease, Malaria. In a recent study published in PLoS One, researchers found that mosquitoes infected with the tropical disease were more attracted…
Battle against malaria slowing down, WHO warns
The fight against malaria has slowed in the past two years, threatening to reverse progress in combatting one of the world’s biggest killers, the World Health Organisation warned Monday. Funding for efforts to prevent the…
Naija’s Omawumi brings malaria fight to Kenya
Assertive Nigerian musician Omawumi visited expectant mothers at the Pumwani Maternity Hospital on Thursday, launching an education exercise on preventing malaria. Omawumi, who is the Malaria Cause Ambassador for Mortein Doom, appealed to the mothers…
Early signs of malaria drug resistance in Africa
Africa’s deadliest malaria parasite has shown resistance in lab tests to one of the most powerful drugs on the market — a warning of possible resistance to follow in patients, scientists said Friday. Researchers in…
Gabon research centre says antimalarial drug within reach
A scientist at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital’s medical research unit said Wednesday that trials of a new antimalarial drug were encouraging and paved the way for licensing. “These preliminary results are relatively encouraging and lead…