Emily R Ebel, Frans A Kuypers ... Elizabeth S Egan
Human red blood cells from healthy donors display marked biophysical and genetic variation that impacts the growth of Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites, outside of known disease alleles.
Mathematical models of the build-up and depletion of the hypnozoite reservoir in the liver can inform the design of treatment strategies for preventing Plasmodium vivax relapse infections.
Lower malaria prevalence in females does not appear to be due to lower rates of infection but rather due to faster clearance of asymptomatic infections.
Carinna Hockham, Supachai Ekwattanakit ... Frédéric B Piel
The incorporation of as yet underused local epidemiological data on α-thalassaemia in Southeast Asia within a geostatistical model suggests that the burden of severe α-thalassaemia forms may have been underestimated.
Jaclyn E Quin, Ioana Bujila ... Ann-Kristin Östlund Farrants
Examining gene expression in the Fulani, an ethnic group relatively protected from malaria, identifies a more transcriptionally reactive response in cells of the innate immune system.
Ernesto Manzo, Ileana Lorenzini ... Daniela C Zarnescu
Degenerating motor neurons compensate for energetic deficits by upregulating glycolysis in flies and humans, with increased glucose availability improving locomotor function and lifespan in flies.
Acute myocardial infarction patient-derived endothelial cells display a strong mitochondrial proton coupling with excess ROS production, enhanced glutamine metabolism and a carbon source switch from glucose to glutamine.