Infections are a major threat to human reproductive health, and infections in pregnancy can
cause prematurity or stillbirth, or can be vertically transmitted to the fetus leading to …

One hundred and twenty-five million women in malaria-endemic areas become pregnant
each year (see Dellicour et al. PLoS Med 7: e1000221 [2010]) and require protection from …

Understanding of the biological basis for susceptibility to malaria in pregnancy was recently
advanced by the discovery that erythrocytes infected with Plasmodium falciparum …

Plasmodium falciparum causes the most severe form of malaria and is responsible for
essentially all malaria-related deaths. The accumulation in various tissues of erythrocytes …

Malaria remains a global health burden with Plasmodium falciparum accounting for the
highest mortality and morbidity. Malaria in pregnancy can lead to the development of …

Pregnant women in malaria-endemic regions are susceptible to malaria in pregnancy, which
has adverse consequences on birth outcomes, including having small for gestational age …

Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) family members mediate
receptor-and tissue-specific sequestration of infected erythrocytes (IEs) in malaria. Antibody …

Pregnant women have a higher risk of malaria compared to non-pregnant women. This
review provides an update on knowledge acquired since 2000 on P. falciparum and P. vivax …

Infections with Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax cause over 600,000 deaths
each year, concentrated in Africa and in young children, but much of the world's population …

Molecular similarities between embryonic and malignant cells can be exploited to target
tumors through specific signatures absent in healthy adult tissues. One such embryonic …