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Malaria
Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. There are two types of malaria: uncomplicated and severe malaria. Malaria is a disease that is spread by the female Anopheles mosquito.
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MAR 13, 2020Immunology
A drug commonly used to treat certain types of malaria has been found to have some surprising synergistic effects: havin ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAR 12, 2020Earth & The Environment
A new study, published this week in Nature Communications and the first of its kind, has linked demand for goods linked ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 05, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis is one of the oldest known psychoactive drugs. Used in cultures around the world for thousands of years for var ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 12, 2020Microbiology
Though vaccination rates are high, small mumps outbreaks sometimes still occur.Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 11, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Your smartphone lets you connect with friends, stores your memories, sends work emails and pays for your groceries. Soon ...Written By: Tara FernandesFEB 09, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can be dangerous disease vectors, and they infect and kill hundreds of thousands of people with illnesses lik ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 26, 2020Microbiology
Protists don't fit neatly into any other category of organism; they are eukaryotes, but they are not a plant, fungi or a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 19, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The dengue virus is transmitted by mosquitoes. It is found in over one hundred countries and threatens three billion peo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2020Health & Medicine
Would you accept a vaccine that was only 40% effective? For those at risk of malaria, the answer is likely a resounding, ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJAN 15, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Crystallization is a process central to drug development that despite centuries of facilitating a particular method, che ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 26, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
When insecticides are used repeatedly over time to kill mosquitoes, they become less effective as the insects gain resis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 05, 2019Health & Medicine
While a variety of contraceptive options exist, each has its pros and cons. As many women understand, one of the major d ...Written By: Tiffany DazetNOV 27, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Humans have evolved in some ways to be less susceptible to pathogens, but those benefits can also carry risks of other d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have now learned more about malaria proteins and the antibodies that combat them.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2019Technology
Children at Kenyan refugee camp are working together to develop a rudimentary video game about Malaria. Many of the chil ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 22, 2019Immunology
In the most severe cases of malaria, a person can experience organ failure and die. Often times, though, this is not dir ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 17, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can carry dangerous diseases like malaria that could lead to serious health consequences or even death, espec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 220 million people get malaria every year after being bitten by a mosquito infected with the parasite that causes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Lyme disease is on the rise, and researchers are working to learn more about how it's transmitted.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 24, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) have advanced their experiments to understand the mode of ...Written By: Nouran AminJUL 06, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes are considered to be one of the deadliest animals in the world.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2019Health & Medicine
Arboviruses are arthropod-borne pathogens with more than 130 strains known to cause human infections. The majority of th ...Written By: Dena ArutaJUL 02, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have generated a database that catalogues how more than 45,000 mouse genes respond to ten different diseases.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
As of 2017, there were 87 countries where malaria was being transmitted by mosquitoes, and it killed around 435,000 peop ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAR 13, 2020
Immunology
A drug commonly used to treat certain types of malaria has been found to have some surprising synergistic effects: havin
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAR 12, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A new study, published this week in Nature Communications and the first of its kind, has linked demand for goods linked
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 05, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis is one of the oldest known psychoactive drugs. Used in cultures around the world for thousands of years for var
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 12, 2020
Microbiology
Though vaccination rates are high, small mumps outbreaks sometimes still occur.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 11, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Your smartphone lets you connect with friends, stores your memories, sends work emails and pays for your groceries. Soon
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 09, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can be dangerous disease vectors, and they infect and kill hundreds of thousands of people with illnesses lik
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 26, 2020
Microbiology
Protists don't fit neatly into any other category of organism; they are eukaryotes, but they are not a plant, fungi or a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 19, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The dengue virus is transmitted by mosquitoes. It is found in over one hundred countries and threatens three billion peo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2020
Health & Medicine
Would you accept a vaccine that was only 40% effective? For those at risk of malaria, the answer is likely a resounding,
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JAN 15, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Crystallization is a process central to drug development that despite centuries of facilitating a particular method, che
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 26, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
When insecticides are used repeatedly over time to kill mosquitoes, they become less effective as the insects gain resis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 05, 2019
Health & Medicine
While a variety of contraceptive options exist, each has its pros and cons. As many women understand, one of the major d
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
NOV 27, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Humans have evolved in some ways to be less susceptible to pathogens, but those benefits can also carry risks of other d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have now learned more about malaria proteins and the antibodies that combat them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2019
Technology
Children at Kenyan refugee camp are working together to develop a rudimentary video game about Malaria. Many of the chil
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 22, 2019
Immunology
In the most severe cases of malaria, a person can experience organ failure and die. Often times, though, this is not dir
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 17, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes can carry dangerous diseases like malaria that could lead to serious health consequences or even death, espec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 220 million people get malaria every year after being bitten by a mosquito infected with the parasite that causes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Lyme disease is on the rise, and researchers are working to learn more about how it's transmitted.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 24, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) have advanced their experiments to understand the mode of
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 06, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Mosquitoes are considered to be one of the deadliest animals in the world.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2019
Health & Medicine
Arboviruses are arthropod-borne pathogens with more than 130 strains known to cause human infections. The majority of th
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
JUL 02, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have generated a database that catalogues how more than 45,000 mouse genes respond to ten different diseases.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
As of 2017, there were 87 countries where malaria was being transmitted by mosquitoes, and it killed around 435,000 peop
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch