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 ...
Tag: parasites
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: ...
Expert comment: How studying fossilized parasites can contribute to knowledge of infectious diseases
Over the last decade, John Huntley, a paleontologist and an associate professor of geological sciences at the University of Missouri, ...
Honeybees use social distancing to protect themselves against parasites
Honeybees increase social distancing when their hive is under threat from a parasite, finds a new study led by an ...
Scientists discover a host of reasons for the evolution of social parasites in ants
In a story that took the world by storm, a downtrodden yet cunning, lower-class family infiltrates a wealthier neighborhood’s home. ...
Birds’ eye size offers clues to coevolutionary arms race between brood parasites, hosts
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Eye size likely plays a role in the contest between avian brood parasites – birds that lay ...
Nanoparticles to protect animals from skin parasites
An international researcher team of Louisiana Tech University, Gubkin University and Kazan Federal University reported the fabrication of nanoscale insecticidal ...
If endangered primates disappear, so will their parasites. That’s actually a problem
DURHAM, N.C. -- We put “save the chimps” on t-shirts and posters. But you’ll never see anyone walking around in ...