Nitisinone, a drug that is already used to treat two genetic diseases, could be repurposed to control the spread of malaria, ...

Low doses of a drug already approved for treating rare genetic conditions in humans kills mosquitoes dead. Scientists say it ...

Malaria parasites undergo an extensive metamorphosis after invasion of erythrocytes. This induces an increase in the surface ...

A single dose of the drug nitisinone could render a person’s blood lethal to mosquitoes for five days, modelling suggests.

Nitisinone, a drug for rare diseases, kills mosquitoes when present in human blood and may become a new tool to fight malaria ...

Scientists have a radical new plan for controlling mosquito numbers and fighting malaria: lacing human blood with a drug that ...

A drug for a rare disease makes human blood deadly to mosquitoes and could help in the fight against malaria, researchers have found. Several methods are currently used to reduce mosquito numbers ...

A study in Science Translational Medicine found when patients take the drug nitisinone, their blood becomes deadly to ...

In a major turn of event, scientists have come up with a bold new approach to control mosquito populations and combat malaria ...

knowlesi), a parasite that causes malaria in humans, has been generated. The map contains the most ... Scientists Explain How a Compound from Sea Sponge Exerts Its Biological Effects Jan. 13 ...

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Scientists may have found a solution to stop the spread of malaria: poisoning mosquitoes with human blood. New research suggests that the mosquito-borne malady can be curbed by getting the insects ...