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\nScientists at Saint George's Hospital Medical School have discovered a potential breakthrough in the fight against malaria. By blocking a specific protein that the malaria parasite uses to feed on glucose, they hope to develop new drugs...\nScientists at Saint George's Hospital Medical School have discovered a potential breakthrough in the fight against malaria. By blocking a specific protein that the malaria parasite uses to feed on glucose, they hope to develop new drugs that can effectively combat the disease. This discovery could lead to more reliable anti-malarial treatments, particularly in regions with limited healthcare resources. Additionally, this protein-blocking approach may have broader applications in targeting other diseases, such as sleeping sickness spread by the TETSI fly in rural Africa.\n
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