Scientists have uncovered a crucial weakness in the malaria parasite that could open the door to new treatments. Researchers identified a protein called Aurora-related kinase 1 (ARK1) that acts like a ...

Living on a diet of blood requires some specific adaptations, such as a way to keep the food source flowing. To prevent their meal from turning into an indigestible clot, mosquitoes evolved very ...

Each year, 263 million people get malaria. But from the parasite's perspective, infecting humans is harder than you might think, and requires completing an epic journey within the tiny body of a ...

Malaria, responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year worldwide, is caused by a parasite transmitted through the salivary glands of female Anopheles mosquitoes. Understanding the biology ...

Researchers found a highly effective combination of antimalarial chemical compounds that killed parasites. Adding the compounds to bed nets blocked parasite transmission in mosquitoes without killing ...

An international team of researchers has investigated how the malaria parasite reproduces. The findings could have implications for the development of future medicines.

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The study reveals that ARK1 controls spindle formation during malaria parasite division. Blocking this protein disrupted ...