Breakthrough could lead to new treatment for malaria
Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 17:28
in Health & Medicine
Malaria causes more than two million deaths each year, but an expert multinational team battling the global spread of drug-resistant parasites has made a breakthrough in the search for better treatment. Better understanding of the make-up of these parasites and the way they reproduce has enabled scientists to identify a plan of attack for the development of urgently needed new treatments.