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Pink and purple <em>Plasmodium</em> parasites inside red blood cells
Malarial Host-Parasite Clash Causes Deadly Blood Sugar Drop
Scientists say they have finally figured out why some people with severe malaria end up with dangerous hypoglycemia, also reporting that the condition starves the parasite into changing tactics from virulence to transmission.
Malarial Host-Parasite Clash Causes Deadly Blood Sugar Drop
Malarial Host-Parasite Clash Causes Deadly Blood Sugar Drop

Scientists say they have finally figured out why some people with severe malaria end up with dangerous hypoglycemia, also reporting that the condition starves the parasite into changing tactics from virulence to transmission.

Scientists say they have finally figured out why some people with severe malaria end up with dangerous hypoglycemia, also reporting that the condition starves the parasite into changing tactics from virulence to transmission.

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Humans Inoculated with Genetically Modified Malaria Parasites
Ruth Williams | May 20, 2020 | 4 min read
Engineered Plasmodium parasites form the basis of two experimental malaria vaccines that showed safety and encouraging immune responses in clinical trials.
Malaria Parasites’ Biological Clocks Coordinate Cell Destruction
Abby Olena, PhD | May 14, 2020 | 3 min read
Two studies show that Plasmodium—the genus of protozoans that cause malaria—have an internal sense of time that synchronizes with their host’s circadian rhythms and allows the parasites to collectively attack blood cells.
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Emily Derbyshire Looks for Malaria’s Vulnerabilities
Shawna Williams | Mar 1, 2019 | 3 min read
The Duke University professor studies the parasite to find a way to thwart infection before it takes hold.
Image of the Day: An Eyeful
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Apr 30, 2018 | 1 min read
The physiological changes that can occur in the retinas of patients with cerebral malaria may provide a useful approach to diagnosis.
Ruth Nussenzweig, Malaria Researcher, Dies
Jim Daley | Apr 5, 2018 | 1 min read
The microbiologist’s research led to the development of the first human malaria vaccine.
Image of the Day: Glowing Larva
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Mar 9, 2018 | 1 min read
Researchers identified a gene in mosquitoes that moderates their susceptibility to malaria parasite infection. 
Parasitologist, Reprogrammed: A Profile of David Roos
Anna Azvolinsky | Mar 1, 2018 | 8 min read
After discovering a novel organelle found in protozoan parasites, the University of Pennsylvania’s Roos created a widely used eukaryotic pathogen database.
Study: Malaria Vax Can Lead to “Rebound” Infection
Tanya Lewis | Jun 30, 2016 | 2 min read
Rather than providing complete protection, the long-awaited vaccine merely delays infection by a few years, scientists show.
Malarial Parasite Found in Deer
Catherine Offord | Feb 8, 2016 | 2 min read
Up to one-quarter of the US white-tailed deer population may harbor a Plasmodium parasite, a study shows.
CRISPR-Powered Malaria Mosquito Gene Drive
Tracy Vence | Nov 24, 2015 | 2 min read
Using the precision gene-editing tool, researchers demonstrate an ability to create large populations of malaria parasite–resistant mosquitoes.
Understanding Antimalarial Drug Resistance
Tracy Vence | Jan 20, 2015 | 1 min read
Researchers identify mutations associated with resistance to the frontline antimalarial drug artemisinin.
Genome Digest
Beth Marie Mole | Sep 18, 2012 | 3 min read
What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes
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