Rwanda’s strides in the containing the latest surge of malaria cases as reported by Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) is commendable. The recent report highlighting that the country’s new malaria control ...

A new malaria control strategy launched in April has started to bear fruits as health officials report to have detected at least 30 per cent of new cases that had not been reported to health ...

Using a simple device that measures RBC deformability, malaria progression may be assessed in a matter of minutes. Skip to main content. Your source for the latest research news.

University of British Columbia investigators have found that measuring changes in red blood cell deformability is a robust, sensitive method for inferring heme-induced oxidative stress. Using a ...

Rwanda is focusing on reducing the burden of malaria in terms of severe malaria cases and deaths. By 2027, RBC will review the strategic plan to decide if they are ready for elimination or require ...

Malaria parasite causes red blood cell changes, study suggests. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 04 / 150427163642.htm ...

To enter the RBC the malaria parasite induces a controlled and transient disruption of the normal organization of the RBC membrane. Following entry, the parasite modifies the permeability and ...

Sickle cell anemia causes pain, fatigue and delayed growth, all because of a lack of enough healthy red blood cells. And yet genetic mutations that cause it — recessive genes for the oxygen ...

Study: Efficient deep learning-based approach for malaria detection using red blood cell smears.Image Credit: cones/Shutterstock.com. Background. The World Health Organization report from 2015 ...

Left untreated, malaria can progress from being mild to severe—and potentially fatal—in 24 hours. So researchers at the University of British Columbia developed a method to quickly and ...