Malaria kills over 600,000 people a year, and as the climate warms, the potential range of the disease is growing. While some drugs can effe
Malaria kills over 600,000 people a year, and as the climate warms, the potential range of the disease is growing. While some drugs can effectively prevent and treat malaria, resistance to those drugs is also on the rise. New research from University of Utah Health has identified a promising target for new antimalarial drugs: a protein called DMT1, which allows single-celled malaria parasites to use iron, which is critical for parasites to survive and reproduce. The results suggest that medications that block DMT1 might be very effective against malaria. The new results are published in PNAS.
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