With the introduction of Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHAP) and artesunate-pyronaridine (ASPY) on the list of anti-malarial drugs available in Rwanda, the number of treatments that can be ...

Ancient Chinese used a treatment based on artemisinin (documented 168 BC), the active ingredient in some high-end drugs nowadays. Treatments with Quinine are known to the western world since the ...

The malaria parasite may be gaining resistance against artemisinin, the drug most often used to try and save children with mosquito-borne malaria. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News Over 600,000 ...

The study, published in Nature, found the parasites were able to resist treatment by artemisinin - a frontline drug in the fight against the disease. This is the first time scientists have ...

Malaria parasites that can shrug off the effects of the critical drug artemisinin are now well-established in East Africa. Resistance levels have soared in some areas from fewer than 1% to more ...

A new study has revealed alarming evidence of partial resistance to artemisinin, a crucial antimalarial drug, in Ugandan children with severe malaria. This resistance could hinder the ...

Now, there's troubling news that the malaria parasite may be gaining resistance against artemisinin, the drug most often used to try and save these young lives. “This is the first study from ...

For example, pharmaceutical chemist, Youyou Tu, discovered artemisinin, an antimalarial ... thing you can get to help characterize any drug,” says Mitchison. He adds that while traditional ...

Some Ugandan children with complicated malaria have shown partial resistance to leading anti-malarial drug artemisinin. What challenge does this pose to treatment efficacy and raising concerns ...

Over 600,000 people worldwide die from mosquito-borne malaria each year, with the majority of these deaths happening among children under 5. Now, there's troubling news that the malaria parasite ...

A new LOCAL online community built for you. Click now to see all the available groups. THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Over 600,000 people worldwide die from mosquito-borne malaria ...