Mar 3, 2026

Professor Jane Carlton is director of the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute. Dr. Chris Smith of the Naked Scientists interviews Jane about her research, her career and the future of malaria. 

Nov 18, 2025

In sub-Saharan Africa, mothers often carry their babies on their backs in colorful cotton wraps called lesu. Could treating these wraps with insecticide help prevent malaria? Dr. Ross Boyce discusses a groundbreaking study in Uganda showing that permethrin-treated wraps significantly reduce malaria in infants – and...

Nov 11, 2025

A new study in rural western Uganda finds that treating baby-carrying cloths, or lesu, with an insecticide with modest repellent effect significantly reduces malaria infections in young children.

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In many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, mothers carry their young children on their backs in colorful cotton wraps...

Oct 31, 2025

Too much can kill the mosquito — too little can also kill it. But the right amount can strengthen the mosquito’s defenses and stop malaria transmission. Today, the Goldilocks dose. Emma Camacho shares how a natural compound called L-DOPA strengthens mosquitoes’ defenses at just the right concentration, revealing a...

Sep 9, 2025

Feeding mosquitoes L-DOPA can either strengthen their defences against malaria or shorten their lifespan — showing that in vector control, the dose makes the difference

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As with all medicine, the dose determines whether something helps or harms.

Researchers recently looked at a substance commonly found in...