Laboratory tests found that the compounds could kill the malaria parasite both when it causes symptoms in people and when it reaches the stage that can infect mosquitoes. Inside an infected person, the malaria parasite does not stay in one form. It multiplies in blood cells, producing the fever associated with the disease, and later [...]
Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) have discovered that compounds derived from anticancer drugs can be effective in combating malaria, attacking different phases of the parasite Plasmodium falciparum. The results were published in...