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Triclosan may help fight drug-resistant malaria
An ingredient commonly found in toothpaste could be employed as an anti-malarial drug against strains of the malaria parasite that have grown resistant to one of the currently used drugs...
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Antimalarial drugs could support existing cancer treatments
Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine could make cancer treatments more effective...
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Systematic review looks at the effectiveness and side effects of mefloquine
Researchers have published two systematic reviews revealing the safety of mefloquine for preventing malaria in travellers...
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New method for producing malaria treatment at large scales
New research demonstrates that the malaria treatment, artemisinin can now be rapidly produced by genetically engineered moss at an industrial scale...
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Venture launched for a novel compound against malaria
A patient trial for KAF156, a next-generation antimalarial compound with the potential to treat drug-resistant strains of the malaria parasite has been launched...
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Can crab shells provide a green solution to malaria?
17 May 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Junior Editor
Study shows how a mixture of chitin and silver nanoparticles inhibits growth of mosquito larvae...
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Malaria control efforts can benefit from forecasting using satellites
20 February 2017 | By Niamh Marriott, Digital Editor
Umeå University researches have established links between patterns of malaria in Kenya and environmental factors measurable by satellite imagery...
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Novartis and MMV expand partnership to develop KAF156
15 June 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Novartis' KAF156 is one of the first antimalarial drug candidates to enter Phase IIb clinical development in more than 20 years...
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Lariam only to be considered as a last resort, says Defence Committee
24 May 2016 | By Victoria White, Digital Content Producer
Lariam, the anti-malarial drug sometimes prescribed to British troops, should be considered only as a drug of last resort, says the Defence Committee...
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Comic Relief and GSK team up to help fight malaria
15 December 2015 | By Victoria White
A new fund – created through a £17m donation from GSK and £5m from Comic Relief – will provide targeted grants over the next five years to organisations on the malaria frontline...
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Crowdfunding bid to test malaria drug in cancer
16 October 2015 | By Victoria White
Scientists investigating whether the malaria drug artesunate could have a significant impact on colorectal cancer have launched a crowdfunding project to fund their work...
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Magnetic blood filter to tackle drug resistant malaria
12 August 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, European Pharmaceutical Review
A magnetic blood filtering device is under development by start-up company MediSieve to capture and remove red blood cells infected with drug resistant malaria.
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CHMP adopts positive scientific opinion of malaria vaccine Mosquirix
24 July 2015 | By Victoria White
The CHMP has adopted a positive scientific opinion for Mosquirix, making it the first vaccine for the prevention of malaria to reach such a milestone...
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Malaria treatment Coartem 80/480mg receives WHO prequalification
16 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Coartem 80/480mg has received WHO prequalification, making it the first high strength ACT antimalarial treatment available for public sector procurement...
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Sanofi extends collaboration with Medicines for Malaria Venture
8 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Sanofi is to extend its collaboration with Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) to jointly develop a new single, fixed-dose combination therapy for malaria...
