Researchers identified an enzyme that helps Plasmodium-infected red blood cells adhere to the placenta, providing molecular insights into placental malaria. “This is a really lovely piece of science,” ...

Plasmodium falciparum uses RIFIN proteins to bind to the inhibitory receptor KIR2DL1 on natural killer (NK) cells, thereby evading their attack. Conversely, NK cells can recognize RIFIN via the ...

Advances in vaccine technology, antibody therapies, and genetic surveillance are giving researchers new tools to fight ...

WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Scientists seeking a vaccine against malaria, which kills a child every minute in Africa, have developed a promising new approach intended to imprison the ...

Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) sought to understand the mechanisms that drive the creation of atypical B cells (ABCs) in the immune system, which were seen as “junk cells.” ...

A new clinical trial led by QIMR Berghofer, in collaboration with University of Sunshine Coast Clinical Trials Network has ...

Almost half of the world's population is at risk of malaria infection, with children and pregnant women at the highest risk of getting sick and dying from the disease. Current methods to detect this ...

After decades of stalled progress, new vaccines, treatments and genetic tools are helping scientists protect children and ...

Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world and causes long-term adverse consequences in children. However, concerns remain about the safety of iron supplements, ...

New data published in The Journal of Immunology uncovered the role of Plasmodium falciparum infection (malaria) in the development of Burkitt lymphoma (BL), the most common childhood cancer in ...