Scientists have identified a unique protein, ARK1, which is essential for the malaria parasite's survival and transmission, offering a promising new target for antimalaria drugs.

The Anopheles stephensi mosquito is a known vector for malaria. (Jim Gathany/CDC/public domain) Malaria killed about 610,000 people globally in 2024, with most deaths occurring in Africa, where young ...

Degrees Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SXTP; SXTPW) ("60 Degrees" or the "Company"), a pharmaceutical company focused on developing new medicines for vector-borne disease, today announced that three ...

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Rufus Akinyemi is a professor of geriatric neurology and translational neuro-science and the lead for the African Dementia Consortium. In this interview with SADE OGUNTOLA, he speaks about the unique ...

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Malaria is caused by a parasite that is spread to humans by infected mosquitoes. In 2024, almost 282 million people worldwide were infected and 610,000 died, according to the World Health Organization ...

Pharmacologist, physician, and researcher who transformed malaria treatment. Born in London, UK, on March 13, 1951, he died of cancer in Oxford, UK, on Feb 1, 2026, aged 74 years.

The development was announced in a statement issued on Wednesday by the National AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and STIs Control Programme (NASCP) under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social ...