Tag: Parasitology

Genetic manipulation that more than doubles lifespan also leads to better offspring - according to new collaborative research from the ...

Scientists have revealed for the first time the natural weapon used by marigolds to protect tomato plants against destructive whiteflies ...

Defenders' behavior and brain gene activity reflects origin of attacking slavemakersCredit: photo/©: Romain Libbrecht, iOME, JGU Temnothorax americanus is a ...

Hopes for developing a new method to control the parasitic Striga weedCredit: Kobe University Commonly known as "witchweed", the parasitic ...

UNC research reveals the red meat allergy-causing alpha-gal -- a sugar in nearly all mammal blood except for humans - ...

Eradication goalCredit: UT Arlington A biologist at The University of Texas at Arlington is using a new grant to look ...

Small inhibitor molecule inhibits parasitic enzyme / Novel concept could also be employed in the future rational design of drugs ...

Cost-effective biosensor provides immediate and accurate resultsCredit: UBC Okanagan A handheld 'tricorder' that can test for biological contamination in real-time ...

Credit: Artur Yakimovich Researchers have developed a new AI-driven platform that can analyse how pathogens infect our cells with the ...

Fossils dating back 2.1 billion years provide first ever evidence of movement in multicellular organisms Ancient fossils of the first ...

Analyses of Plasmodium vivax parasite RNAs help understand transmission and antimalarial treatment response BALTIMORE, MD., Feb. 8 - Scientists at ...

Research team from the University of Jena clarifies the mechanism of gliotoxin, a mycotoxin from the fungus Aspergillus fumigatusCredit: Jan-Peter ...

Researchers have discovered that insects leave tiny DNA traces on the flowers they visit; the newly developed eDNA method holds ...

Credit: Feldmeier, et al. (2018) Tungiasis, a tropical disease associated with poverty, is caused by the penetration of female sand ...

Credit: Children's National Health System A therapy derived from the eggs of parasitic worms helps to protect against one of ...

UC Riverside-led research could help develop novel therapeutic strategies to combat malariaCredit: I. Pittalwala, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- An ...

Signaling through interleukin-10 (IL-10) receptors on gut immune cells plays a critical role in protecting the gut lining and microbiota ...

Credit: Kevin J. Hart, Penn State Disrupting two genes involved in the preservation of RNA molecules inhibits the ability of ...

Whipworm study finds IL10 receptor is critical to prevent uncontrolled infection and gut damage A new study has identified the ...

Credit: USF Health Tampa, FL (Jan. 29, 2019) - The 2014-16 Ebola virus epidemic that ravaged Western Africa, killing thousands, ...