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New way to kill malaria parasites
A group of scientists from Australia, the US and Singapore built the first drug in the past two decades that could kill malaria parasites more effectively, according to…
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New discovery about malaria
The immature malaria parasite is 100 times more resistant to the disease than mature parasites, according to The Australian.
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Anti-malarial anti-cholesterol drugs
US researchers say that adding cholesterol-lowering drugs to malaria therapy helps counter cognitive decline in rats with cerebral malaria, according to UPI news agency.
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Produces quick diagnostic rods for parasitic diseases
Associate Professor-Doctor Dinh Thi Bich Lan, Institute of Natural Resources, Environment and Biotechnology, Hue University and co-authors have both researched and produ…
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Risk of blindness due to contact lenses
The Daily Mail quoted Fiona Henriquez, a researcher from the University of West Scotland, who said that Acanthamoeba parasites are potential enemies for contact lens use…
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Discovered two variants of resistance to malaria
The findings of German and African scientists published in the August 15 issue of Nature show they have discovered two gene variants that are resistant to malaria. This…
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Cat breeding reduces the risk of cancer
According to a recent study, scientists have stated that raising cats has many benefits for human health, may even reduce the risk of cancer.
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Decoding DNA of malaria parasite
On August 5, scientists from India and the United States reported decoding the genes of the parasites that caused most of the malaria cases outside Africa, and found tha…
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Successfully created vaccines against human schistosomiasis
Brazilian researchers say they have successfully tested a vaccine against human schistosomiasis, a parasitic worm that affects more than 200 million people worldwide.
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Alarm on 'new HIV' in America
Chagas disease, which is a tropical disease caused by parasites, is transmitted to humans through blood-sucking insects, considered to be
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Arthritis medicines can kill parasites
Auranofin, a cheap drug that is widely used to treat arthritis, will be a way, according to a study by California (USA) scientists on May 21 in the Journal of Natural Me…
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Dengue virus makes the blood thirstier
A new study shows that mosquitoes themselves are blood sucking machines, but when carrying the dengue fever virus, the blood becomes more thirsty.
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Almost lost his life because the parasite eats meat
When Adam Spencer's girlfriend accepted his proposal while they were traveling across South America, the couple thought they would live happily together.
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New technique to help learn about African sleeping sickness
A special genetic tracing technique is bringing new hope to explain why drug treatment is often ineffective for African sleeping sickness, a frightening tropical disease.
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Malaria is at risk of outbreaks in Africa due to counterfeit drugs
Experts have recently said that counterfeit and poor-quality antimalarial drugs are negatively impacting efforts to control the disease in Africa and may threaten the li…