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In 2025, Harvard University developed a chemical coating for insecticide-treated bed nets that blocks malaria parasites inside mosquitoes instead of killing the insects. It produced a breakthrough that could fight malaria without increasing insecticide resistance- Picking the right pharma stock is getting harder; so pick a portfolio: 20 stocks with -23% to +22% downside to upside potential
- After years of study, scientists recreated the chemistry of two deadly plants in the laboratory. The breakthrough produced a surprising pathway to new painkillers, malaria treatments, cancer drugs, and greener pest-control solutions
- 200 years ago one of Earth's oldest plant chemicals was isolated but researchers now find ways to make new potential medicines with two poisonous flowersScientists have uncovered how two famously poisonous plants produce complex chemicals that could one day contribute to new medicines. Resea...03 Aug, 2026, 06.35 PM IST
- In 1922, California introduced mosquitofish to eat mosquito larvae; within four years, they were in 30 counties and were later linked to native-species declinesIn 1922, California introduced mosquitofish in hopes of controlling mosquito populations. Although they were initially viewed as a solution...01 Aug, 2026, 05.54 PM IST
- In 1998, a war photographer inherited a cattle ranch stripped of its rainforest; over the next 20 years, he and his wife planted 2 million trees by hand, brought back the dried-up springs, and turned it into a protected nature reservePhotographer Sebastião Salgado and his wife restored a barren family farm in Brazil. They planted over two million trees, transforming the ...24 Jul, 2026, 04.23 PM IST
- Do mosquitoes always bite you but leave everyone else alone? Scientists say these hidden body signals could be the reason why your are targetedMosquito bite reasons explained: Mosquitoes are not randomly selecting their targets for bites. They detect signals like carbon dioxide and...11 Jul, 2026, 08.23 PM IST
- Ancient disease pressures may have driven early human migration patternsNew research reveals malaria's profound impact on early human settlements across Africa. Scientists used advanced models to show how diseas...08 May, 2026, 12.12 PM IST
- Explainer-How climate change is making the world sickGovernment ministers at COP28 discuss protecting people from climate-driven health threats, including malnutrition, as experts predict a gl...03 Dec, 2023, 11.45 AM IST
- Killer immune cells show promise for malaria vaccinesNew York, June 27 (IANS) Scientists, led by one of Indian-origin, have identified a type of immune cells that may play a key role in riddin...27 Jun, 2018, 05.02 PM IST
- Did you know Bengaluru was the centre of Nobel Prize-winner Ronald Ross's work on malarial parasite?Ross’s study of parasite in Bengaluru won him 1902 Nobel Prize for medicine.07 Jun, 2018, 04.19 PM IST
- Cigarette butts to eliminate mosquitoes?Bengaluru, Sep 22 (IANS) Cigarette butts (CBs) thrown into garbage as trash can be turned into a valuable resource for killing mosquitoes t...22 Sep, 2017, 12.37 PM IST
- 'New malaria vaccine found 100 per cent effective'The Plasmodium falciparum parasite is responsible for most malaria infections and almost all deaths caused by the disease worldwide.16 Feb, 2017, 04.22 PM IST
- Dams contribute to one million malaria cases in Africa annuallyThe study has for the first time correlated the location of large dams with the incidence of malaria and quantified impacts across the regi...11 Sep, 2015, 12.25 PM IST
- Indian scientist helps find breakthrough malaria cureDr Mahmood Alam, from Lohardaga in Jharkhand, is among the authors of the new study published in the journal 'Nature Communications' .07 Jul, 2015, 05.30 PM IST
- Existing drug may treat deadly form of malariaA drug already approved for treating other diseases in humans may be useful as a treatment for deadly cerebral malaria, according to Harvar...02 Feb, 2015, 01.34 PM IST
- New finding could lead to better malaria treatmentThe team are working to design molecules that target NMT more potently, and hope to start clinical trials of potential treatments.23 Dec, 2013, 03.02 PM IST
- New drug target to fight malaria identifiedThe disease is caused by Plasmodium parasites, which are transmitted to humans by the infectious bite of an Anopheles mosquito.28 Nov, 2013, 12.47 PM IST
- Climate change adding sting to mosquito bite, says WHO reportThe warning is ominous — climate change and global warming will make vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria – already causing havoc ...30 Oct, 2012, 03.02 AM IST
- Control, not climate change, key to malariaA study published on Thursday casts doubt on the widely held notion that warming global temperatures will lead to a future intensification ...20 May, 2010, 03.43 PM IST
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