With multi-resistant germs becoming more and more of a threat, we are in need of new antibiotics now more than
Selective antibiotics following nature’s example
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How the mosquito immune system fights off the malaria parasite
A new study from Iowa State University entomologists describes how mosquitoes fight off parasites that cause malaria, a disease that
New immune pathway involved in resistance to parasite worms found in undercooked pork
Scientists from Lancaster University in the UK have discovered that immune responses originally found to prevent fungal infections are also
A quick path to antimalarial resistance: P. falciparum parasites can develop drug resistance by epigenetic changes in clag3 gene expression
Resistance to antimalarial drugs is thought to result mainly from changes in the parasite’s genome. However, P. falciparum can also
New urine dipstick test detects cause of disease that blinds millions
Scientists at Scripps Research have developed a urine diagnostic to detect the parasitic worms that cause river blindness, also called
Finding a weak link in the frightful parasite Schistosoma
The parasitic disease schistosomiasis is one of the developing world’s worst public health scourges, affecting hundreds of millions of people,
New tool to study Cryptosporidium in healthy tissues: In-vitro approach opens door to find new methods to treat deadly disease
Washington State University researchers have developed a new approach for studying Cryptosporidium, a waterborne gastrointestinal parasite now recognized as one
Some veterans at higher risk of Zika complications
Zika virus (ZIKV) has affected roughly half a million people in the Western hemisphere in recent years, including US veterans.
Beyond killing tuberculosis: How can we tolerate an infection without eliminating a pathogen?
Historically, our view of host defense against infection was that we must eliminate pathogens to eradicate disease. However, this perspective
Malaria parasite accumulates undetected in bone marrow
A Plasmodium vivax infection is like an iceberg: It’s dangerous, in part, because much of it hides out of view.