Breakthrough discovery in combating malaria.
Australian scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery by finding a new way to kill the parasite that causes malaria, which kills more than 500,000 people each year.
Scientists at the Australian National University (ANU), in collaboration with other research groups, have discovered that certain molecules are capable of disabling the mechanism by which malaria parasites secrete molecular salts on their surface, causing them to become saturated with salts and rupture.
According to Professor Kiaran Kirk of ANU, the mechanism of secreting salt molecules clearly plays a crucial role in the survival of malaria parasites, and scientists have discovered that there are many types of molecules that can block this mechanism, thereby killing the disease-causing parasites. Therefore, the mechanism of secreting salt molecules appears to be the "Achilles' heel" of malaria parasites.
Professor Kirk emphasized the importance of finding new ways to combat malaria parasites because these parasites have become resistant to most existing drugs. According to the professor, this new treatment method has undergone clinical trials and will be widely available within the next few years.
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