The malaria parasite is still killing almost half a million people every year. A project has now identified a gene that holds ...

A promising new strategy for antimalarial treatment? A recent study discovers a gene regulation inhibitor that selectively ...

In this short film Dr Michael Mosley investigates the parasite Plasmodium that carries malaria. This disease kills more than half a million people per year. He gives a sample of his blood to the ...

Under the microscope a malaria parasite can actually be seen literally crawling inside of people’s red blood cells. In order to survive, the malaria parasite has to break down a part of the red blood ...

Now, in a study published Friday (July 15) in Cell Metabolism, researchers describe the complicated tug-of-war between host and parasite that appears to explain malaria-associated hypoglycemia.

Two studies show that Plasmodium—the genus of protozoans that cause malaria—have an internal sense of time that synchronizes with their host’s circadian rhythms and allows the parasites to ...

When an infected mosquito bites a human, the malaria parasite enters the red blood cells, which transport it to the liver. The red blood cells burst, releasing the parasite throughout the body.

When someone has malaria, a deadly loop repeats itself inside their body. The disease’s recurring fever spikes are caused by microscopic Plasmodium parasites that invade the person’s red blood cells, ...