Scientists have engineered the pests to provide enhanced immunity to the disease they transmit, according to a new study. Their scientists say they have successfully engineered mosquitoes to deliver vaccines that could potentially provide significantly enhanced immunity against malaria. In the clinical trial, the research team used mosquitoes carrying the modified parasite to deliver the vaccine via bites, mirroring the …
In a major breakthrough, scientists of Bhubaneswar-based Institute of Life Sciences claimed to have achieved a successful trial of an anti-fungal drug that has the potential to bring down malaria mortality. The scientists led by Dr Viswanathan Arun Nagaraj of ILS, an autonomous institute under department of biotechnology, claimed that Griseofulvin, an antifungal drug if administered, with the existing frontline …
A cancer treatment presently in clinical testing has the potential to guard against, cure, and prevent malaria transmission. Cancer drugs could potentially be used to fight Malaria: Research The research team, led by experts from the University of Cape Town, published their findings in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Ideal treatments would operate differently than current front-line drugs to circumvent …
