Worcester, Mass. – In the worldwide battle to curtail malaria, one of the most prevalent and deadly infectious diseases of the developing world, drug after drug has fallen by the wayside as the ...

When the standard malaria medications failed to help 18 critically ill patients, the attending physician in a Congo clinic acted under the 'compassionate use' doctrine and prescribed a ...

When 18 malaria patients in the Congo failed to respond to conventional treatments and instead continued to head toward terminal status, doctors knew they had to act fast – and try something different ...

A recent study study has revealed critical insights into the metabolic landscape of Artemisia annua, a plant essential for artemisinin production, the cornerstone of malaria treatment. Researchers ...

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Noting that Artemisia annua, which is classified as a generally regarded as safe (GRAS) herb, has been consumed by humans and used as an herbal therapy for thousands of years, often in the form of a ...

Effective antimalarial drugs are paramount to controlling malaria infections and transmission. Plant-derived compounds to combat the parasitic disease have been integral therapies for centuries, such ...

Artemisinin is a sesquiterpene lactone that has revolutionised the approach to malaria treatment. Produced in the specialised glandular trichomes of Artemisia annua, its biosynthesis is a multi‐step ...

Scientists have discovered a gene that allows to double the production of artemisinin in the Artemisia annua plant. The artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is the standard treatment for ...

On World Malaria Day, Friday, April 25, a group of international researchers calls for a low-cost solution: Artemisia genus plants, with antimalarial properties. Yet, as plants cannot be patented, ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is to test a malaria drug on Covid patients, which is derived from the artemisia plant used in Madagascar. The African island nation attracted a lot of attention ...