People always gripe about how scientists waste time studying useless, obscure topics.  I’ve spent my career studying the species Anopheles gambiae, whose name literally means “useless” in Greek.  But it also happens to be the deadliest animal in the world: its other name is the African malaria mosquito. It may be a useless pest, but understanding it is critical to fighting malaria.  This is a … [Read more...]

The history of treating malaria with herbal and other plant-derived compounds stretches back centuries. In modern times, some of these remedies have been proven to contain potent chemical compounds for fighting malaria, and have been developed into a pharmaceutical arsenal of treatments. However, in the last half century, the war has turned more into an arms race. The malaria parasite - and in … [Read more...]

Welcome to Malaria.com, where, fittingly, we take a look at some of the key developments, challenges, and advances from the past year. The four articles that we are featuring cover a broad spectrum of issues related to malaria research and control. From investigating the evolutionary origins of malaria species to progress made on large-scale international research collaborations, and from using … [Read more...]

Dr Alison Isaacs describes a network of on-going international research collaborations, whose recent results will provide important insights into malaria control in endemic regions.  Malaria transmission is most simply described as a cycle between man and mosquito.  It could be eradicated if mosquitoes were prevented from biting humans, if people received a vaccine protecting them from the … [Read more...]