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Malaria Minute | The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds

162 Episodes

1 minutes | Apr 9, 2021
How Drug Resistance Is Impacting Malaria Elimination
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Researchers detail the extent of antimalarial drug resistance around the world, considering its implications for the WHO's Global Technical Strategy for Malaria. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
1 minutes | Feb 19, 2021
New Insights Into the Biophysical Characteristics of RTS,S Antibodies
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Researchers reveal the importance of antibody affinity and dissociation constant in parasite neutralisation. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
1 minutes | Dec 25, 2020
Researchers Use AI to Identify Morphologically Similar Mosquitoes
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Researchers develop an image recognition tool to identify mosquitoes in the field, and a new paper highlights the nuanced realities of malaria decision-making in endemic regions. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
1 minutes | Dec 18, 2020
Shedding Enzyme Essential for Parasite Survival
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Researchers find that SUB2, a malaria parasite enzyme, helps the parasite survive in the human host and new research characterises cerebral malaria infection in adults and children. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
1 minutes | Dec 11, 2020
Parasite Biomarkers Predict Transmission Potential
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Researchers identify three biomarkers associated with gametocytes development that predict transmission potential, and the use of LAMP-based malaria diagnostic tools is evaluated. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
1 minutes | Dec 4, 2020
WHO Publish Annual World Malaria Report
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. The WHO publishes its annual World Malaria Report and a new article stresses the need for highly-effective vaccines to eliminate malaria. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
1 minutes | Nov 27, 2020
Conserved Antigen Pb22 Plays a Critical Role in Male Gametogenesis in P. Berghei
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Pb22, a protein expressed by Plasmodium berghei, may play an important role in the transmission of malaria, and review on the use of tafenoquine finds that the drug is well-tolerated and effective. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
1 minutes | Nov 20, 2020
Parasite Viability Is a Superior Indicator of Antimalarial Drug Activity
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Determining drug efficacy through parasite clearance half-life may underestimate the activity of some antimalarial drugs, and the WHO publishes new guidance on the use of genetically modified mosquitoes. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
1 minutes | Nov 13, 2020
‘Memory-Like’ Imprints in γδ T Cells Allow for Better Response to Future Malaria Infection
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. New research examines the long-term impact of malaria infection on γδ T cells, and a review of malaria cases among pregnant women in Lagos, Nigeria, explores the impact of preventative measures on the prevalence of malaria and anaemia. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
1 minutes | Nov 6, 2020
Microneedle Patches the Future of Malaria Diagnosis
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. A new diagnostic tool using microneedles eliminates the need for a fingerprick, and researchers develop a more efficient gene-drive system that overcomes the challenge of genetic resistance. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
1 minutes | Oct 30, 2020
How Malaria Parasite Survive During the Dry Season
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Researchers find that a change in parasite behaviour may help them survive in the human host during the dry season, and the importance of preventative malaria treatment in school children is demonstrated in a recent review. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
1 minutes | Oct 23, 2020
Treatment Delays Increase Chances of Developing Severe Malaria
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Researchers examine the relationship between treatment delay and the development of severe malaria and targeting extra-chromosomal DNA belonging to the malaria parasite could help to prevent the development of antimalarial resistance. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
1 minutes | Oct 16, 2020
Molecules That Aid Parasite Movement Could Provide New Drug Targets
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Scientists characterise Myosin A motor to assess its importance in parasite mobility and researchers stress the need to evaluate both the quality and quantity of induced antibodies to determine vaccine efficacy. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
1 minutes | Oct 9, 2020
New Insight Into Heat Resistance of Plasmodium Parasites
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Researchers detail the role of PI(3)P in preventing heat-shock induced cell death and the BK-SE36 adjuvanted malaria vaccine is found to be safe, well-tolerated and protective in clinical trials. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
1 minutes | Oct 2, 2020
CRISPR-Based Malaria Test Useful for Low-Resource Settings
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. A new malaria test offers high specificity from a small form factor, and researchers develop an imaging tool to examine mosquito feeding behaviour. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
1 minutes | Sep 25, 2020
Surface Tension Key to Dantu Blood Group Protection
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. The secrets to the Dantu blood group’s innate protection from malaria are revealed, researchers identify the protein needed for efficiency egress of rodent malaria from the liver, and a letter Trends in Parasitology defends the mosquito. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
1 minutes | Sep 18, 2020
Multidose Priming and Delayed Boosting Improves PfSPZ Vaccine Efficacy
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Multi-dose priming and delayed boosting improves PfSPZ protection against different strains of malaria, and registration opens for this year’s Molecular Parasitology Meeting. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
1 minutes | Sep 11, 2020
Gametocyte-Induced Odour Could Aid Vector Control
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Harnessing HMBPP metabolites could support vector control, and researchers examine the role of CDPKs in the egress of sporozoites from the liver. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
1 minutes | Sep 4, 2020
Researchers Produce Cell Atlas of Mosquito Immune System
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Researchers produce a ‘cell atlas’ of the mosquito immune system, and new hydrological prediction models identify a more complex pattern of malaria suitability. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
1 minutes | Aug 28, 2020
Host-Directed Interventions Could Reduce Malaria Burden
The Latest Malaria News, in 60 Seconds. Inhibiting human protein kinases, which are activated by the malaria parasite, could reduce the malaria burden, and researchers explore the use of AI in automating malaria diagnosis. More: www.fightmalaria.uk/MalariaMinute
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