What's the only native insect of Antarctica have to do to survive? A research team has uncovered the special ability of the Antarctic midge to prosper in an extreme environment.

Cambodian scientist Yeang Chheang has spent six decades fighting malaria—even in the Khmer Rouge labor camp where his wife ...

The journey to eliminate malaria is complex, hindered by the parasite's adaptability and challenges in vaccine development.

Summer brings warmer temperatures and longer days, and of course that means spending more time outdoors. Unfortunately, it ...

Scientists at Sanaria and Seattle Children's Research Institute's Center for Global Infectious Disease Research (CGIDR) have unveiled a groundbreaking malaria vaccine, Sanaria® PfSPZ-LARC2 Vaccine, ...

Scientists at Sanaria and Seattle Children’s Research Institute’s Center for Global Infectious Disease Research (CGIDR) have unveiled a groundbreaking malaria vaccine, Sanaria® PfSPZ-LARC2 Vaccine, ...

Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that is caused by Plasmodium parasites. Patients with malaria experience flu-like symptoms and, in severe cases, the disease can progress to neurological ...

Mosquito bites can also become infected, typically because of scratching to ease discomfort. Signs of infection include redness and warmth at the bite site. If you have any of these symptoms, see a ...

Its CEO Adar Poonawalla spoke to NDTV on a range of issues, key among them the vaccine for malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in ...

What’s worse is that they carry diseases. Mosquito-borne diseases — such as malaria — represent a global health crisis of staggering proportions, infecting 700 million people annually and claiming 1 ...

People are to be sent from Britain to the Netherlands to be deliberately infected with a form of malaria so scientists can study its ... a person is initially infected through the bite of a mosquito.