Sentences with phrase «defence against malaria»
A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has uncovered the mystery behind the potent parasite - killing effect of artemisinin, a drug that is considered to be the last line of defence against malaria.
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In a huge boost to the global fight against malaria, researchers have discovered how the malaria parasite protects itself by building resistance against the last - line in antimalarial medications, and how a new medical treatment can overcome the parasite's defences.
For instance, recent evidence suggests that cultural values of collectivism also serve an «anti-pathogen defence» whereby behavioural manifestations of collectivism, such as conformity and parochialism, function as buffers against the transmission and increased prevalence of disease - causing pathogens (e.g. malaria, typhus and tuberculosis)(Fincher et al. 2008).