NIH study supports new approach for treating cerebral malaria
Findings suggest drugs targeting immune cells may help treat deadly disease mainly affecting childrenCredit: Image courtesy of McGavern Lab/National Institute ...
Tag: Parasitology
Road salt harmful to native amphibians, new research shows
Credit: George Meindl BINGHAMTON, N.Y. ? The combined effects of chemical contamination by road salt and invasive species can harm ...
For evolutionary study finds rare bats in decline, CCNY research
Credit: Photo credit: Skanda de Saram. A study led by Susan Tsang, a former Fulbright Research Fellow from The City ...
Taking a bite out of mosquito-borne disease
UNM researchers devise an eco-friendly way to eradicate a buzzing, biting pestCredit: The University of New Mexico It has long ...
Huge bacteria-eating viruses close gap between life and non-life
Large bacteriophages carry bacterial genes, including CRISPR and ribosomal proteinsCredit: UC Berkeley image courtesy of Jill Banfield lab Scientists have ...
Local genetic adaption helps sorghum crop hide from witchweed
Credit: S.M. Runo, Kenyatta University Sorghum crops in areas where the agricultural parasite striga, also known as witchweed, is common ...
New research shows how the malaria parasite grows and multiplies
Credit: The University of Nottingham Scientists have made a major breakthrough in understanding how the parasite that causes malaria is ...
Coronavirus outbreak raises question: Why are bat viruses so deadly?
Bats' fierce immune systems drive viruses to higher virulence, making them deadlier in humansCredit: Photo courtesy of Linfa Wang, Duke ...
Discovery paves path forward in the fight against the deadliest form of malaria
Credit: the global panorama Scientists have identified a key molecule involved in the development of cerebral malaria, a deadly form ...
Microbes linked to cancer in threatened California foxes, report Princeton researchers
Bridgett vonHoldt and Alexandra DeCandia find link between ear mites, staph microbes, and tumorsCredit: Edward Schrom, Princeton University Can staph ...
Feeding bluebirds helps fend off parasites
Credit: Becky Boyd If you feed the birds in your backyard, you may be doing more than just making sure ...
A roadblock for disease-causing parasites
Activating a mosquito's immune system can prevent it from transmitting the parasites that cause canine heartworm and human lymphatic filariasis, ...
Bacteria engineered to protect bees from pests and pathogens
Credit: Alex Wild/University of Texas at Austin Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin report in the journal Science ...
Research team finds possible new approach for sleeping sickness drugs
X-ray laser reveals structure of a key enzyme of the parasite Trypanosoma bruceiCredit: Credit: University of Lübeck/DESY, Lars Redecke Using ...