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According to the Mayo Clinic, some 290 million people are infected with malaria annually and at least 400,000 people die of the disease each year — predominantly young children, the elderly and the infirm — making it the world’s most pervasive parasitic disease. Symptoms involve ongoing cyclical “attacks'' — chills and shivering followed by fevers followed by chills followed by fevers. “Safe, effective, affordable vaccines could play a critical role in defeating malaria,” Dr Robert Newman, Director of WHO’s Global Malaria Program said in 2013. ”Despite all the recent progr...

Share this article Share this article LEXINGTON, Mass., March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRIS), a biotechnology company focused on the development of innovative therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2020. "2020 was a transformative year for Curis, as we made significant progress in our mission to develop the next generation of targeted cancer therapies that meaningfully improve and extend the lives of patients. Despite the difficulties and uncertainty brought about by the ongoing co...