All malaria articles
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ResearchFast-acting insecticide polymorph could boost malaria-control efforts
Recrystallised deltamethrin accelerates uptake in mosquitoes
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News
Darpa wants to genetically engineer soldiers’ skin bacteria to protect them from mosquitoes
Pentagon programme aims to change chemical cues released by human skin microbes to provide a long-term defence from mosquito-borne diseases
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Feature
Malaria no more?
Efforts to cure malaria have been going on for hundreds of years. Clare Sansom looks at some of the latest – and most innovative
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News
Pilot malaria vaccination programme begins in Malawi
Mosquirix vaccine will be rolled out in Ghana and Kenya next week
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Research
Antimalarial plant's chlorophyll catalyses drug synthesis
New ‘green’ method makes malaria-fighting artemisinin’s synthesis faster and cheaper with industrial production planned for 2021
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News
How we are fighting tropical diseases
Repellents and vaccines are useful but still need further improvement
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Review
Outbreak! 50 tales of epidemics that terrorized the world
A tour of history’s most devastating diseases
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Podcast
Adamantane
Brian Clegg introduces a crystalline hydrocarbon that isn’t as tough as it sounds, but is the basis of a wide range of medicines
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Research
Synthesis strategy takes the pain out of finding malaria drugs
Compound libraries could help find treatments for a whole host of diseases
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News
Malaria vaccine pilot studies recommended by WHO
GlaxoSmithKline’s RTS,S vaccine must undergo further testing before being rolled out, says World Health Organization panel
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News
Antiparasitic drugs derived from natural products take 2015 medicine Nobel
Top science gong awarded for discovery and development of drugs that have improved the lives of millions
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Research
Electrostatic net kills resistant mosquitoes
A new coating for insecticide-treated mosquito nets could help tackle malaria and dengue fever
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Podcast
Chemistry World podcast – September 2015
In this months podcast, we discuss Ebola and malaria vaccines in the pipeline, the history of peer review, and managing the mountain of chemical data
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News
Malaria vaccine approval first marred by efficacy question mark
Low protection rates in trials and uncertainty over cost-effectiveness leave vaccine’s future up in the air
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Research
Promising compound offers single dose knock-out for malaria
Candidate antimalarial drug halt parasite protein synthesis and will enter human trials in a year
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Research
Malaria drug could cash in on green chemistry
Minimising acid and solvent toxicity brings surprising benefits in artemisinin production
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Research
Antimalarial flow synthesis closer to commercialisation
Scientists in Germany hope their continuous flow method will boost accessibility of artemisinin-derived medicines
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Research
Smell of malaria attracts mosquitoes
The malaria parasite changes the odour of infected mice, making them smell tastier to mosquitoes
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Business
GSK to apply for malaria vaccine approval
Infection protection drops over time, but the firm will go ahead with regulatory submission
