Malaria fight gets a boost

THE fight against malaria has received a boost from new research at the University of Edinburgh.

The study by the University's School of Biological Sciences suggests that malaria parasites can detect when they are under threat from drug therapies and adapt the way they develop to increase their chance of survival.

It is hoped that the research, which was funded by the Wellcome Trust, could help control the disease, which kills one million people every year, many of them children.