A novel malaria vaccine candidate could be grown at home, by cultivating algae in the backyard, say researchers.

Brazil’s Ministry of Health announces USS10 million boost for neglected disease research.

A new study confirms the close link between malaria spread and irrigation projects in South Asia.

A global report on deaths among preterm babies says simple techniques could save many lives.

Researchers have found mosquito larvae high in the Ecuadorian Andes where there are no malarial control plans in place.

Researchers say the frontline drug artemisinin is losing its effectiveness in Thailand and Myanmar, with implications for containment.

Improved mobile malaria huts, used to study transmission of the diseases, have helped researchers better understand mosquito behaviour.

Ugandan and US scientists find a protease inhibitor used in anti-HIV drugs can boost the effectiveness of a widely used anti-malarial.

Custom designed computer models are helping developing countries allocate health spending, improve distribution and prepare for disasters.

Scientists have developed tests, or assays, to study the effectiveness of 50 current and experimental malaria drugs.

Novel materials that fit inside a vaccine-carrying box could help prevent vaccines spoiling before use.

Critics have questioned the methods of a study claiming that the WHO has greatly underestimated the number of malaria fatalities.

An integrated control programme means Suriname is close to becoming the first Amazonian country to eliminate malaria.

Bhutan has successfully brought down malaria cases, but fears reversals from global warming.

A modelling study of a promising malaria vaccine finds low transmission areas would benefit the most from mass vaccination.

The origin of two genetic sub-types of the malaria parasite P. falciparum in South America has been traced back slaves arriving from Africa, a study says.

The key malaria drug, artemisinin, can now be produced in greater quantities ― from a waste material of the current production process.

A vaccine candidate that exploits how the malaria parasite enters human red blood cells is set to enter safety trials.

The WHO recommends supplying iron-deficient children with micronutrients, but a study finds this may increase their risk of malaria.

Once malaria patients are in intensive care, Plasmodium vivax is just as likely to kill as P. falciparum, according to researchers.