There were 249 million malaria cases worldwide in 2022, and more than 600,000 people died from malaria that year. Over time, some red blood cell disorders have evolved to help reduce the severity ...

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

Diagram of the two membrane channels between the malaria parasite vacuole and the red blood cell. [NIH] “The malaria parasite interfaces with its host erythrocyte (RBC) using a unique organelle ...

Scientists film moment malaria parasite invades red blood cell and antibodies attack it. By the Specialist Reporting Team's Alison Branley, Lucy Kent and Johanna McDiarmid.

Over time, some RBC conditions have evolved to protect against malaria. Sickle cell trait (SCT) is one such condition. It arises from a gene mutation for hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying component ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...