How whipworms wreak havoc on the gut
Signaling through interleukin-10 (IL-10) receptors on gut immune cells plays a critical role in protecting the gut lining and microbiota ...
Tag: Parasitology
Male birth control for the malaria parasite
Credit: Kevin J. Hart, Penn State Disrupting two genes involved in the preservation of RNA molecules inhibits the ability of ...
Immune master regulator orchestrates responses to parasite infection
Whipworm study finds IL10 receptor is critical to prevent uncontrolled infection and gut damage A new study has identified the ...
New research framework may help better understand, predict infectious disease risks
Credit: USF Health Tampa, FL (Jan. 29, 2019) - The 2014-16 Ebola virus epidemic that ravaged Western Africa, killing thousands, ...
Whopping big viruses prey on human gut bacteria
Largest phages ever found in humans target bacteria associated with hunter-gatherer diets Viruses plague bacteria just as viruses like influenza ...
New study raises hopes of eradication of malaria
After major global successes in the battle against malaria, the positive trend stalled around 2015 - apart from in Zanzibar ...
Mosquito known to transmit malaria has been detected in Ethiopia for the first time
Public health concern is a possible emergence of malaria in new regions, Baylor researcher saysCredit: Robert Rogers/Baylor University A type ...
Madariaga virus spreads to Haiti
A PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases press releaseCredit: Morris, et al. (2019) Madariaga virus (MADV), or South American eastern equine encephalitis ...
Scientists forecast where is the highly invasive fall armyworm to strike next
Staple and economically important crops throughout the world could be at serious risk if efficient measures are not taken soonCredit: ...
Ground breaking new saliva diagnostic test to help eliminate malaria
02 January 2019: ERADA Technology Alliance Ltd (ERADA), pioneers of innovative, rapid diagnostic solutions for early detection of infectious diseases, ...
Contact with monkeys and apes puts populations at risk
Credit: S. Rupp, 2018 (CC BY 4.0) Animal diseases that infect humans are a major threat to human health, and ...
Speed up public health decisions on scabies by skipping full-body exams, study says
Credit: Lucia Romani, 2018, CC BY 4.0 For years, the diagnosis of scabies has relied on time-consuming and intrusive full-body ...
Sleeping sickness parasite uses multiple metabolic pathways
Parasitic protozoa called trypanosomes synthesize sugars using an unexpected metabolic pathway called gluconeogenesis, according to a study published December 27 ...
Janelle Ayres awarded $1.8 million by NOMIS Foundation for research on mechanisms to promote health
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(December 12, 2018) Associate Professor Janelle Ayres has been awarded $1.8 million over two years by ...