Topical cream found as less-toxic therapy to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis
Credit: Pascale, et al. (2019) Paromomysin-based topical treatments were shown to be effective in curing cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), according to ...
Tag: Parasitology
Seeking better detection for chronic malaria
Credit: WFU / Ken Bennett In people with chronic malaria, certain metabolic systems in the blood change to support a ...
The sicker the better
Parasites help beetle hosts function more effectivelyCredit: Andy K. Davis Athens, Ga. - A common woodland beetle that plays an ...
New study identifies drug that can reverse hyperactivity induced by parasitic infection
Washington, DC - April 30, 2019 - When rodents get infected by Toxoplasma gondii, the single-celled brain parasite that causes ...
Disease-causing nibbling amoeba hides by displaying proteins from host cells
Credit: Hannah Miller/UC Davis A parasitic amoeba that causes severe gut disease in humans protects itself from attack by biting ...
Parasitoid wasps may turn spiders into zombies by hacking their internal code
Credit: Marcelo O. Gonzaga Setting off a startling chain of events, a parasitoid wasp can force a spider to weave ...
USF receives new NIH grant to help eliminate malaria in Southeast Asia
The University of South Florida will work with researchers in Thailand and Myanmar to assess whether mass treatment with the ...
Study shines light on safety of deworming programs
Washington, DC - April 23, 2019 - A new study has identified no major differences between the microbiomes of people ...
Neonics hinder bees’ ability to fend off deadly mites, U of G study reveals
Credit: University of Guelph A University of Guelph study is the first to uncover the impact of neonicotinoid pesticides on ...
Researchers describe the mechanism of a protein upon infection of the ‘Fasciola hepatica’
Fasciola hepatica is a parasite that causes on average 3.2 million in losses in the agricultural sector every year worldwide. ...
New immune pathway involved in resistance to parasite worms found in undercooked pork
Credit: John Worthington Scientists from Lancaster University in the UK have discovered that immune responses originally found to prevent fungal ...
These beetles have successfully freeloaded for 100 million years
Ancient beetle infiltrated earliest-known ant colonies like its modern relativesCredit: Caltech Almost 100 million years ago, a tiny and misfortunate ...
Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) 41st Annual Meeting
Smell and taste: Our link to the environment Bonita Springs, FL-- Smell and taste are vital senses that bring pleasure ...
Scientists identify a key gene in the transmission of deadly African sleeping sickness
Study by UCLA, Swiss life scientists reveals critical insights on disease-causing parasitesCredit: Reed Hutchinson/UCLA Life scientists from UCLA and the ...