Malaria surge due to climate change may not be as bad as feared

Scientists have had limited understanding of how temperature affects malaria's spread. New research changes that.

Lourdes Mederos-U. Florida • futurity
yesterday ~7 min

Blocking nutrient could stop malaria parasite growth

New research could lead to a new way to fight malaria, one of the most devastating infectious diseases in the world.

Max Esterhuizen-Virginia Tech • futurity
Feb. 15, 2024 ~7 min


Building boom in Ethiopia may foster malaria vector mosquitoes

A malaria-carrying mosquito, Anopheles stephensi, is moving into African cities, where a construction boom appears to welcome them in.

Carol Clark-Emory • futurity
Dec. 6, 2023 ~12 min

New malaria parasites evade detection and are hard to treat

Newly-detected strains of malaria-causing parasites in Ethiopia are resistant to current treatments and are able to evade detection.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
Sept. 12, 2023 ~7 min

Malaria may be returning to the United States

For the first time since 2003, local transmission of malaria has been found in the United States, with six cases in Florida and one in Texas.

Jessica Colarossi-Boston University • futurity
July 31, 2023 ~11 min

Microwaving insecticide could keep bed nets working

To make the insecticide deltamethrin more effective for anti-malaria bed nets, researchers are turning to the microwave.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
June 27, 2023 ~2 min

Team links malaria spike with mass amphibian die-off

Shortly after a mass die-off of amphibians, Costa Rica and Panama saw a spike in malaria cases. A new study clarifies the connection.

Kat Kerlin-UC Davis • futurity
Sept. 23, 2022 ~6 min

Malaria vaccine could save thousands of kids every year

WHO's approval of the first-ever malaria vaccine could prevent hundreds of millions of cases of malaria and thousands of deaths in children each year.

Jessica Colarossi-Boston University • futurity
Oct. 13, 2021 ~9 min


3 Ebola drugs block SARS-CoV-2 replication in the lab

Three drugs proven effective against Ebola and the Marburg virus prevented replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in a lab setting.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
March 25, 2021 ~5 min

Malaria led to speedy evolution on island off African coast

Findings from the island nation of Cabo Verde show malaria led to one of the speediest, most dramatic changes measured in the human genome, researchers say.

Robin Smith-Duke • futurity
Jan. 29, 2021 ~6 min

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