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09/15/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Malaria-infected children give off a distinctive smell that makes them even MORE attractive to mosquitoes

According to a study, malaria-infected children emit a unique smell through their skin and it makes them “even more attractive to mosquitoes.” The study was published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and it involved researchers from Cardiff University, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Wageningen University. The study is the first of its kind to determine […]

09/04/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Researchers say this common African tree holds the key to a natural cure for malaria

The waterberry tree (Syzygium guineense), a common medicinal plant found in many parts of Africa, holds the potential to be a natural treatment for malaria, according to researchers from the University of Gondar in Ethiopia. In their study, published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, the team looked at whether leaf extracts from the waterberry tree possessed […]

08/16/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Purple mangosteen found to be a powerful remedy for malaria

Purple mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) is not just a sweet-and-sour snack. The rind of this fruit contains numerous phytochemicals that can suppress the growth of the parasites responsible for malaria. What’s more, these natural compounds can be taken alongside standard antimalarial treatments to improve the latter’s effect on drug-resistant protozoans. One out of every two people […]

07/24/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Scientists look at the purple mangosteen to treat malaria

An Indonesian study investigated the ability of the purple mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) to suppress malaria. In addition to reporting that the extract and fractions found in the fruit’s rind showed promise as antimalarials, the study added that the natural bio-active compounds improved the effects of the antimalarial compound artemisinin. The study was conducted by the Maranatha […]

06/24/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

New study reveals that the malaria parasite can infect you as deep as your bone marrow

A study published in the online journal mBio revealed that the malaria-causing parasite Plasmodium vivax infects its hosts much, much deeper than previously thought. Researchers found evidence that the parasite penetrates as deep as the bone marrow where it often stays undetected and unimpeded from starting and spreading disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports […]

03/03/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Insecticide-laced mosquito netting has become widely used in fishing, releasing toxins into aquatic environments

From Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, to Madagascar, the populations of developing countries are turning insecticide-laced mosquito nets into makeshift fishing nets. A new study warned that this practice could have major repercussions for the environment, reported a Mongabay article. The study was inspired by the African experiences of lead author Rebecca Short. A researcher with the Zoological Society […]

12/28/2017 / By David Williams

Drones with built-in cameras now being used to fight malaria

Most conversations involving drones revolve around the fact that they can be used for surveillance on individuals, and so they should be thought of as potentially scary pieces of technology. But a community in East Africa has figured out a way to put the novel new technology to good use in their continuing fight against […]

06/05/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Outbreaks of malaria increase with deforestation, researchers find

Deforestation caused by humans may have a hand in the increasing number of malaria cases. That’s what Lehigh University researchers have asserted in their study, published in AIMS Environmental Science. By analyzing the conditions of 67 less-developed and malaria-endemic countries, the researchers were able connect growing malaria rates with human-induced environmental changes, reported ScienceDaily.com. Deforestation […]

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