Despite their generally negative connotation, parasites can have a positive effect on biodiversity and a crucial role in maintaining it
A new study sheds a positive light on a biological stigma: Credit: Enav Marcus A new study sheds a positive ...
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Reproduction and gene shuffling in malaria parasites: how does it work?
Scientists from the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham have received nearly £600,000 to research how sexual development and gene shuffling ...
Parasites of viruses drive superbug evolution
In a study published today in Cell, one of the most prominent peer-reviewed scientific journals in the field of Biochemistry ...
Wild and feral cats shed more toxoplasmosis parasites in areas densely populated by humans
A new analysis suggests that wild, stray, and feral cats living in areas with higher human population density tend to ...
Biological clocks of people and malaria parasites tick in tune
DURHAM, N.C. -- Health officials warn that drug resistance could wipe out recent progress against malaria, particularly in Africa and ...
Parasites alter likelihood of fish being caught by anglers
Angling, a type of fishing, is a popular pastime across the world, and is known to be 40,000 years old. ...
Warming oceans have decimated marine parasites — but that’s not a good thing
More than a century of preserved fish specimens offer a rare glimpse into long-term trends in parasite populations. New research ...
Tracking malaria parasites in space and time
Malaria is a devastating disease caused by the Plasmodium parasite. After an infected mosquitos’ bite, the parasites travel to the liver and ...
Identity theft the secret of the cat parasite’s success
The parasite Toxoplasma is carried by a large portion of the global human population. Now a study led by researchers ...
Medieval friars were ‘riddled with parasites’, study finds
A new analysis of remains from medieval Cambridge shows that local Augustinian friars were almost twice as likely as the ...
Shorter, wider flowers may transmit more parasites to bees
North Carolina State University researchers show that the shape of flowers has the biggest effect on how parasites are transmitted ...
Prehistoric faeces reveal parasites from feasting at Stonehenge
A new analysis of ancient faeces found at the site of a prehistoric village near Stonehenge has uncovered evidence of ...
Malaria parasites form vortices
The disease of malaria is triggered by single-celled parasites that accumulate in large groups in the salivary glands of mosquitoes ...
Nonlethal parasites reduce how much their wild hosts eat, leading to ecosystem effects
Deer, caribou, bison and other similar animals are often infected by a range of internal parasites, including worms called helminths. ...
Ancient skeletons reveal the history of worm parasites in Britain
Researchers examined skeletons from before the Romans to the early Victorians for parasitic worm eggs Intestinal worms were a common ...
Monarch butterflies increasingly plagued by parasites, study shows
Monarch butterflies, one of the most iconic insects of North America, are increasingly plagued by a debilitating parasite, a major ...
Malaria parasite’s survival linked to two proteins
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Malaria, a mosquito-borne disease, killed more than 620,000 people worldwide in 2020. Jeopardizing the survival of Plasmodium falciparum, ...
University of Minnesota study details how some fish cope with parasites, with implications for human health
They thrive everywhere from bustling cities to remote rainforests — even in our own backyards. Pervasive and unapologetic mooches, parasites ...
Snail competition leads to fewer parasites that cause schistosomiasis
Schistosomiasis is a debilitating disease caused by a parasitic worm that develops in freshwater snails before infecting people. Knocking back ...
Toxoplasma parasites manipulate brain cells to survive
WEHI researchers have discovered how dormant Toxoplasma parasites in the brain manipulate their host cells to ensure their own survival.Credit: ...
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New findings on hair loss in men
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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