Normally the insects are targeted with insecticide, but US researchers say anti-malaria drugs absorbed through their legs can stop them spreading disease.

Jeremy Herren, who studies malaria at the Nairobi-based International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, said there is evidence that warming temperatures influence where mosquito populations ...

STOCKHOLM—Three scientists from Ireland, Japan and China were awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries that have transformed treatment of malaria and other ...

He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1902 for his work on malaria and he was knighted in 1911. In 1926, the Ross Institute and Hospital of Tropical Diseases and Hygiene was established ...

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS: I used to dream of the day when we would have a safe and effective vaccine against malaria. Now we have two. MARTÍNEZ: NPR's Ari ...

Malaria is often considered a tropical disease, but data hidden in historical human remains has shed new light on the parasite's world travels. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine reflects the remarkable evolution of medical research over more than a century. Each laureate has made lasting contributions, pushing the boundaries of ...

Malaria can also spread through blood transfusions, organ transplants, unsafe needle-sharing practices, and from mother to fetus. In the US, before the Covid-19 pandemic, there were about 2,000 ...

WHEN PAULINE OTIENO’S second child caught malaria, a decade ago, it meant an anxious, feverish week in hospital. When her third-born fell sick recently, he recovered after being given some pills ...