"This study shows why the disease has been so difficult to contain." Researchers make concerning discovery about spread of avian malaria first appeared on The Cool Down.

While researchers have spent decades searching for malaria vaccines, only two have ever been authorized, a situation many scientists hope to change as they race to leverage new technology against one ...

Malaria parasites contain tiny spinning crystals that have puzzled scientists for years. New research reveals they’re powered ...

Findings from two early clinical studies suggest a new dual-action antimalarial drug candidate is well tolerated in humans.

Jess Randall’s experience contracting malaria during a global health internship in rural Kenya has reshaped her career goals, ...

The world at last has a public health tool it has been seeking for more than a century: a reliable vaccine against malaria that can protect at least two-thirds of the children who receive it from ...

The soft footfalls of thousands of moccasins along unpaved rural roads across Bangladesh could be considered the soundtrack to this country's astonishing success in its battle against malaria. On one ...

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 ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning doctors and public health officials about a handful of locally acquired cases of malaria. There hasn’t been a case of malaria caught ...