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Dengue, Chikungunya, Malaria: Know the causes, symptoms, treatments and preventive measures

Vector-borne diseases like dengue and Chikungunya continue to create havoc in Delhi with toll rising to over 30 even as…

September 17, 2016 2:57 pm

Is your town home to Zika? Map reveals details

Zika virus: Accurate and up-to-date information for the geographical ranges of these mosquitoes have been urgently needed to guide surveillance…

June 10, 2016 4:52 pm

Four reasons why Africa, Bill Gates and Barack Obama want to end malaria

Bill and Melinda Gate’s goal of permanently ending transmission of the disease between humans and mosquitoes is more ambitious than…

June 9, 2016 4:01 pm

Malaria-proof mosquito tool promising but needs more study

Gene drives are done by scientists in order to create Malaria-proof mosquitoes in California lab. They have hatched mosquitoes that…

June 9, 2016 1:56 pm

ICMR, MoHFW, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh and Sun Pharma in agreement for Malaria Free India

Partnership to demonstrate malaria elimination in over 1,200 villages of MP’s Mandla district by FY21

Updated: April 27, 2016 6:04 pm

BD Collaborates with Sight Diagnostics

To introduce parasight malaria detection device in India

April 25, 2016 2:16 pm

DBT to strengthen international linkages for research on infectious diseases and vaccine development

Initiates partnership proposal for research on human infectious diseases with Infect-ERA NET A future strategy for Indo – US Vaccine…

Updated: February 18, 2016 11:30 am

JP Nadda launches National Framework for Malaria Elimination

Outlines India’s strategy for elimination of the disease by 2030 JP Nadda, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW),…

Updated: February 12, 2016 2:06 pm

Gut microbes can reduce severity of malaria

Micro-organisms in the gut have the potential to reduce the severity of malaria, suggests a new study.

Updated: February 9, 2016 6:11 pm

3D structure of ‘causative agent’ of malaria constructed

Providing valuable knowledge for the design of anti-malaria drugs, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) reconstructed the…

January 15, 2016 12:22 pm

How malaria parasite invades initial target liver

Researchers have uncovered an essential interaction between malaria parasites and liver cells.

November 28, 2015 12:14 pm

Scientists create malaria-blocking mosquitoes

Scientists have created a strain of mosquitoes capable of rapidly introducing malaria-blocking genes into a mosquito population and eliminate its…

November 24, 2015 10:20 pm

How malaria parasite grows

A team of scientists has explained the key to malaria’s rampant growth. Scientists from The University of Nottingham have uncovered…

November 14, 2015 1:40 pm

Less effective drugs fight malaria more effectively

The fight against malaria can be hard, but a team of researchers has found that the more effective way to…

November 13, 2015 6:19 pm

Nobel Prize-winning anti-worm drug also tackles ‘malaria’

A parasitic-worm-killing drug, whose discovery won the Nobel Prize, can also be effective against malaria, according to a recent study.

October 28, 2015 10:05 am

Why promising malaria vaccine partly protected kids

A recent study has explained the mediocre performance of the world’s most advanced malaria vaccine candidate, which offers young children…

October 23, 2015 11:33 am

Armed malaria protein provides hope for general cancer cure

A new type of cancer therapy based on seemingly unrelated elements of malaria and cancer is showing promise for development.

Updated: October 14, 2015 10:01 pm

AAP govt mulls using Chinese mosquitoes to take sting out of dengue

The Aam Aadmi Party-led (AAP) government in Delhi is mulling over over a Chinese proposal to mate genetically-modified mosquitoes with…

October 13, 2015 10:18 pm

Gene editing: Research spurs debate over promise vs ethics

The hottest tool in biology has scientists using words like revolutionary as they describe the long-term potential: wiping out certain…

Updated: October 9, 2015 10:03 pm

Scientists find genes that protect African children from malaria

Scientists have identified specific genetic variations that protect some African children from developing severe malaria and say their discovery will…

October 1, 2015 8:45 am

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Phone records may predict timing of dengue epidemics

A new study has revealed that mobile phone records may predict epidemics of mosquito-borne dengue virus.

September 8, 2015 4:44 pm

New tech transforms cell phone into microscope to spot malaria

A new low-cost technology that transforms a cell phone into a powerful, mobile microscope could significantly improve malaria diagnoses and…

September 2, 2015 7:33 pm

Breakthrough discovery compound may slaughter malaria parasite

In a breakthrough discovery, researchers have revealed a new compound which could be a potential new tool to fight malaria.

Updated: August 8, 2015 3:19 pm

WHO calls for strengthening malaria elimination strategy, says 3.2 billion people still at risk

Of the 18.9 million P vivax malaria cases reported in 2012, nearly 13 million were from countries in the WHO…

July 30, 2015 12:08 pm

WHO calls for strengthening malaria elimination strategy, says 3.2 billion people still at risk

Of the 18.9 million P vivax malaria cases reported in 2012, nearly 13 million were from countries in the WHO…

July 30, 2015 9:26 am

Modern housing could cut risk of malaria by up to half-study

Modernising mud huts and other traditional housing could significantly cut the risk of malaria for people living in some of…

June 9, 2015 9:35 am

Anti-impotence drug Viagra may prevent malaria transmission

The parasite that causes malaria has a complex developmental cycle that is partially completed in humans and partially in the…

Updated: May 10, 2015 2:04 pm

Malaria Shot

Despite its partial effectiveness, the new vaccine remains relevant to controlling the disease

April 29, 2015 1:54 am

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Blood group O protects against malaria

People with blood type O are protected from severe malaria because a key protein secreted by the parasite bonds weakly…

March 10, 2015 5:21 pm

Mosquitoes sexual biology key to malaria transmission

Anopheles mosquitoes’ sexual biology may be key to their unique ability to transmit malaria in humans, scientists have found…

February 27, 2015 2:57 pm

WIPO Re:Search signs new members to fight against neglected tropical diseases

The consortium welcomed 14 new members including Merck and Kineta, as well as six institutions from the developing world

February 27, 2015 11:34 am

Vitamin A may protect kids against malaria

Vitamin A may protect children against malaria, especially if administered during the wet season…

February 4, 2015 5:06 pm

Existing drug may treat deadly form of malaria

A drug already approved for treating other diseases in humans may be useful as a treatment for deadly cerebral malaria…

February 2, 2015 2:58 pm

How mosquitoes transmit malaria decoded

Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have determined the genetic sequencing of 16 malaria causing mosquitoes…

December 25, 2014 2:14 pm

Fast-changing genes help malaria parasite hide in body

Scientists have found that the malaria parasite has genes that create millions of new and unrecognisable surface proteins to evade…

December 19, 2014 6:19 pm

New compound can destroy malaria in 48 hours

A promising new anti-malarial compound tricks the immune system to rapidly destroy red blood cells infected with the malaria parasite…

December 8, 2014 4:16 pm

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