The parasite spends the first stage of its life cycle in the salivary glands of the mosquito Anopheles gambiae. When an infected mosquito bites a human, the malaria parasite enters the red blood ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. Several vaccines that target different stages of the malaria parasite life cycle are now in clinical trials (see the table). The most ...

14 At lower altitudes where malaria is already a problem, warmer temperatures will alter the growth cycle of the parasite in the mosquito enabling it to develop faster, increasing transmission and ...

researchers at Nagasaki University are revealing details about the parasite’s life cycle and biology in the hope they can be exploited. Of the handful of parasite species that cause malaria in ...

Epigenetics are one of life's primary drivers of adaptations. They are why human beings who live at high altitude have more ...

A molecular quality-control system in Anopheles mosquitoes-the species responsible for most of the world's malaria cases-is a ...

Malaria is endemic in many parts of the developing world. It causes around two million deaths a year and has a huge impact both personally and econimically. An animated sequence describes the ...

Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest of the malaria species, has a highly complex life cycle controlled by precise gene regulation. Understanding these regulatory processes is crucial in order to ...

She cited study results showing that Kenya's highland regions, such as parts of the Rift Valley that previously had a low ...