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Plague of my people

Article Abstract:

Malaria is considered as the biggest curse and the often strikes children, women who lose their acquired immunity to malaria during pregnancy as well as people who lack any immunity to the disease. New international health initiatives such as the Medicines for Malaria Venture, and the European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership have begun to accelerate the discovery, development and delivery of new tools to control malaria and other related diseases.

Development and progression

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Cytoadhesion of 'Plasmodium falciparum' ring-stage-infected erythrocytes

Article Abstract:

This article discusses a specific adhesion of mature-stage-infected erythrocytes (IE) to endothelial cell lines from the brain and lung and to placental syncytiotrophoblasts. The authors maintain that adhesion to an individual endothelial cell can occur throughout the blood-stage cycle, which can indicate noncirculating parasite subpopulations in malaria patients.

Physiological aspects, Endothelin, Erythrocytes, Red blood cells, Parasites

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The long and winding road

Article Abstract:

Kevin Hull, a documentary filmmaker who initially focused his subject on vaccine for malaria later shifted to the failure of malaria control. His crew met up with the researchers in Gambia and found that the vaccine they had there gave very little protection against natural infection.

Control, Documentary filmmakers, Hull, Kevin

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