Compound Cleared Malaria Parasites Quickly In Mice

A chemical that rid mice of malaria-causing parasites after a single oral dose may eventually become a new malaria drug if further tests in animals and people uphold the promise of early findings. The compound, NITD609, was developed by an international team of researchers including Elizabeth A. Winzeler, Ph.D., a grantee of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part ...

Don’t pick up ‘rubbish’ from Sarawak, Anwar told

“These people are political parasites and they must not be given any role in Sarawak politics at all. At the drop of a hat, these parasites will dump political allegiance to go and chase the filthy lucre of politics wherever it can be found. We should be able to pre-empt their ulterior motives” By Movement for Change, Sarawak (MoCS) KUALA LUMPUR - Pakatan Rakyat supremo Anwar Ibrahim has been ...

Single-Dose Of Experimental Malaria Drug Clears Parasites In Mice, Represents Potential New Class Of Drugs To Treat ...

An experimental malaria drug was shown to effectively treat the disease in mice with only a single dose, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science, Reuters reports (Kelland, 9/2). The new drug, known as NITD609, "represents an entirely new class of medicines to treat malaria ... Human trials, backed by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG, could begin later this year," the ...

Flukey bath bungle kills kingfish

[AAP] - Aquaculture company Clean Seas Ltd says it will take a $700,000 pre-tax hit on its earnings from the loss of 80 tonnes of kingfish after an adverse reaction to precautionary bathing to remove parasites.The ...

Flukey bath bungle kills 80m kingfish

[AAP] - Aquaculture company Clean Seas Ltd says it will take a $700,000 pre-tax hit on its earnings from the loss of 80 million kingfish after an adverse reaction to precautionary bathing to remove parasites.The ...