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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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APR 21, 2016Videos
While he is mostly known for his digital exploits, having founded the music service Napster and served as President of F ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 19, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Mosquitos and Zika have dominated the headlines in the last several months. But in the midst of Zika, other mosquito-bor ...MAR 30, 2016Health & Medicine
Controlling the mosquito population that spreads the malaria parasite has long been a technique for reducing the prevale ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 29, 2016Microbiology
Malaria has long been considered a relatively modern disease - researchers thought the modern parasites had only been ar ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 08, 2016Cardiology
Malaria killed about 440,000 people—mostly young children—last year, but a new drug candidate may help fight ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAR 06, 2016Health & Medicine
Of course we all know about the grand discovered and undiscovered potential that rainforests harbor for medicinal remedi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 09, 2016Videos
The now-infamous Zika virus is transmitted via mosquito bite, just like other diseases including malaria. These diseases ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 26, 2015Microbiology
Malaria vaccines have been largely unsuccessful because the body produces a poor antibody response to the parasite. &nbs ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 06, 2015Videos
The term "gene drives" refers to the ability of specific genes to "drive" themselves as well as nearby genes through pop ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 22, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
The embattled Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos are in hot water again as new research reports that the one-drop blood testi ...OCT 21, 2015Videos
From Cambridge University in England, Dr. Lucy Thorne traveled to Uganda to collaborate with scientists there to study t ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 09, 2015Microbiology
In developed countries, Salmonella is a relatively benign pathogen. It is typically a cause of food-borne illness, ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 11, 2015Health & Medicine
One Michigan-based company thinks algae may hold a cure for blindness. RetroSense Therapeutics will soon conduct a ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 01, 2015Health & Medicine
Dengue fever is spread by the bite of a mosquito similarly to the way malaria is spread, but the Dengue mosquito, A ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 29, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Scanning one of those strange, square QR codes with your phone looks like a quaint invention compared to a new developme ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 27, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Molecular biologists and engineers who study how malaria causes red blood cells to stiffen have found that a model of a ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 26, 2015Immunology
The first malaria vaccine candidate (RTS,S/AS01) to reach phase 3 clinical testing is partially effective against clinic ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 23, 2015Health & Medicine
Black-legged deer ticks are rapidly growing in number, expanding their range, and carrying pathogens into places where t ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 27, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Traditionally, to understand how a gene functions, a scientist would breed an organism that lacks that gene - "knocking ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 27, 2015Immunology
A team at Rockefeller University tracked the appearance and disappearance of protein coats within the blood of mice infe ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 24, 2015Microbiology
The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum produces chemical compounds called terpenes that give off odors that attract ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 27, 2015Videos
A clear and informative explanation of the life cycle of the malaria parasite, from its injection into a human by a mosq ...Written By: Robert WoodardFEB 25, 2015Microbiology
Up to one million people -- mainly pregnant woman and young children -- are killed each year by the Plasmodium falciparu ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeFEB 23, 2015Microbiology
The appearance of infectious diseases in new places and new hosts, such as West Nile virus and Ebola, is a predictable r ...Written By: Judy O'Rourke
APR 21, 2016
Videos
While he is mostly known for his digital exploits, having founded the music service Napster and served as President of F
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 19, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Mosquitos and Zika have dominated the headlines in the last several months. But in the midst of Zika, other mosquito-bor
...
MAR 30, 2016
Health & Medicine
Controlling the mosquito population that spreads the malaria parasite has long been a technique for reducing the prevale
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 29, 2016
Microbiology
Malaria has long been considered a relatively modern disease - researchers thought the modern parasites had only been ar
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 08, 2016
Cardiology
Malaria killed about 440,000 people—mostly young children—last year, but a new drug candidate may help fight
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAR 06, 2016
Health & Medicine
Of course we all know about the grand discovered and undiscovered potential that rainforests harbor for medicinal remedi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 09, 2016
Videos
The now-infamous Zika virus is transmitted via mosquito bite, just like other diseases including malaria. These diseases
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 26, 2015
Microbiology
Malaria vaccines have been largely unsuccessful because the body produces a poor antibody response to the parasite. &nbs
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 06, 2015
Videos
The term "gene drives" refers to the ability of specific genes to "drive" themselves as well as nearby genes through pop
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 22, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
The embattled Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos are in hot water again as new research reports that the one-drop blood testi
...
OCT 21, 2015
Videos
From Cambridge University in England, Dr. Lucy Thorne traveled to Uganda to collaborate with scientists there to study t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 09, 2015
Microbiology
In developed countries, Salmonella is a relatively benign pathogen. It is typically a cause of food-borne illness,
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 11, 2015
Health & Medicine
One Michigan-based company thinks algae may hold a cure for blindness. RetroSense Therapeutics will soon conduct a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 01, 2015
Health & Medicine
Dengue fever is spread by the bite of a mosquito similarly to the way malaria is spread, but the Dengue mosquito, A
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 29, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Scanning one of those strange, square QR codes with your phone looks like a quaint invention compared to a new developme
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 27, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Molecular biologists and engineers who study how malaria causes red blood cells to stiffen have found that a model of a
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
APR 26, 2015
Immunology
The first malaria vaccine candidate (RTS,S/AS01) to reach phase 3 clinical testing is partially effective against clinic
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 23, 2015
Health & Medicine
Black-legged deer ticks are rapidly growing in number, expanding their range, and carrying pathogens into places where t
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 27, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Traditionally, to understand how a gene functions, a scientist would breed an organism that lacks that gene - "knocking
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 27, 2015
Immunology
A team at Rockefeller University tracked the appearance and disappearance of protein coats within the blood of mice infe
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
MAR 24, 2015
Microbiology
The malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum produces chemical compounds called terpenes that give off odors that attract
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 27, 2015
Videos
A clear and informative explanation of the life cycle of the malaria parasite, from its injection into a human by a mosq
...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
FEB 25, 2015
Microbiology
Up to one million people -- mainly pregnant woman and young children -- are killed each year by the Plasmodium falciparu
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
FEB 23, 2015
Microbiology
The appearance of infectious diseases in new places and new hosts, such as West Nile virus and Ebola, is a predictable r
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke