plasmodium

An Antimalarial Drug Strikes Gold

With the help of gold, scientists have developed an antimalarial drug that is effective against resistant parasites.

Artemisinin’s Scattershot Approach To Killing Malaria Parasites

The discovery that artemisinin disrupts over 120 parasite proteins could lead to the development of new anti-malarial drugs.

Surprise Split In Population Of Monkey Malaria Parasite

Monkey malaria is on the rise in Malaysia, possibly driven by two divergent strains of the mosquito-borne parasite.

Drug-Resistant Malaria Widespread In SEA

Scientists raise concerns of drug-resistant malaria sweeping across Southeast Asia.

Ranbaxy Unveils Synriam: India’s First Anti-Malarial Drug

India's Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited has launched the country's first indigenously-developed anti-malarial drug, Synriam.

Unveiling A Molecule That Gives Malaria A ‘Cloak Of Invisibility’

Australian researchers have discovered a molecule called PfSET10 that is key to malaria’s ‘invisibility cloak.’