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Identify a new enzyme of malaria parasites
The enzyme that the team just discovered is called Phosphatidylinositol-4-kinase or PI4K.
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New way to kill malaria parasites
A group of scientists from Australia, the US and Singapore built the first drug in the past two decades that could kill malaria parasites more effectively, according to…
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New discovery about malaria
The immature malaria parasite is 100 times more resistant to the disease than mature parasites, according to The Australian.
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Discovered two variants of resistance to malaria
The findings of German and African scientists published in the August 15 issue of Nature show they have discovered two gene variants that are resistant to malaria. This…
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Decoding DNA of malaria parasite
On August 5, scientists from India and the United States reported decoding the genes of the parasites that caused most of the malaria cases outside Africa, and found tha…
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New drugs prevent malaria effectively
International scientists have discovered a family of compounds that create a new generation of antimalarial drugs, which not only eliminates symptoms but also prevents t…
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Detecting weaknesses of malaria parasites
Scientists working at the University of California, San Francisco, USA, have found an important weakness in the cellular structure of the malaria Plasmodium falciparum p…
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KP-15: New synthetic substance to kill malaria parasites
Canadian scientists have announced that they have synthesized a substance that kills malaria parasites, including drug resistant strains. This finding is of great signif…
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Researchers found drugs that prevent malaria parasites
Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered how malaria parasites 'persuade' red blood cells to cover them - and how to prevent parasites and ugravers.