A new discovery involving a malarial protein dubbed Plasmepsin V could pave way for development of a new class of antimalarial drugs, researchers have revealed. Scientists at Melbourne’s Walter and Eliza Hall…
Tag: Malaria
GSK’s malaria candidate vaccine Mosquirix garners EMA’s nod
One of world’s leading pharmaceutical companies GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) revealed that its malaria candidate vaccine Mosquirix also known as RTS,S has landed European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) positive scientific opinion for children aged 6…
Malaria drug breakthrough holds promise of single dose treatment
Researchers have long been trying to develop treatment and vaccines for Malaria and a similar effort by researchers at University of Dundee has resulted into development of an antimalarial compound that holds…
Hunt for malaria vaccine: Scientists discover new potential target
Despite the advances in science, we haven’t been able to create a vaccine against malaria – a mosquito-borne illness that kills as many as quarter of a million people annually. This is…
Malaria vaccine could be available as early as October this year
Final trial data for the first malaria vaccine candidate dubbed RTS,S/AS01, research for which is funded by GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA and the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative, are out and though the vaccine…
Malaria vaccine candidate promising; could potentially prevent disease in millions
According to final clinical trial data published in The Lancet, the first malaria vaccine candidate (RTS,S/AS01) shows promise as it has proved partially effective against clinical disease in young African children up…
Decoded: How malaria parasite protects itself against antimalarial medications
Researchers have finally decoded how the malaria parasite protects itself by building resistance against the last-line in antimalarial medications, a development that claim will enable them to come up with new medical…
Malaria-blocking immune response brings vaccine closer to reality
A bang-on malaria vaccine is yet to be developed, but a new discovery of how body’s immune system protects against malaria infection could likely pave the way for creation of a vaccine…