The tropical disease malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite. For its survival and propagation, Plasmodium requires a protein called actin. Scientists used high-resolution structural biology ...

Brazilian researchers have discovered chemical compounds in marine sponges that have the potential to eliminate the malaria ...

The blood cells were infected with the malaria pathogen Plasmodium falciparum and then mixed with different concentrations of bromoquine from the quinoline family.

For more than 15 years, treatment for malaria episodes (which alternate between fever, shivering and chills, and severe sweating) caused by Plasmodium falciparum in Sub-Saharan Africa has been ...

A University of California, Riverside-led team has made an advance in the basic understanding of Plasmodium falciparum, the ...

The main parasite that causes malaria can alter its gene expression to survive undetected in the human blood stream, new research has shown.

Automated microscope & AI detect malaria parasites in clinical settings with 88% accuracy.

An international team of researchers has harnessed the potential of AI -powered technology to detect the presence of malaria parasites in returning travelers.

Under a magnification of 1,125x, this photomicrograph of a blood specimen revealed the presence of intraerythrocytic Plasmodium falciparum ring-form trophozoites. Note the erythrocyte in the ...

Malaria is an infectious disease claiming more than half a million lives each year. Because traditional diagnosis takes expertise and the workload is high, an international team of researchers ...

The new case involves the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, which can cause more severe illness than the strain in the Florida and Texas cases, P. vivax.