Approximately one out of every ten people with hepatitis B are coinfected with hepatitis D, which is among the most
Category: Parasites
A fungus, an antibiotic, a parasite, and a cure
Researchers have turned a fungus into a disease-curing factory through modern genetic engineering and patience. The natural antibiotic is a
Researchers Advance Effort to Manage Parasitic Roundworms with Patent-Pending Discovery
Roundworms that feed on plants cause approximately $100 billion in annual global crop damage. Now researchers at the University of
Poisons or medicines? Cyanobacteria toxins protect tiny lake dwellers from parasites
The cyanobacteria blooms that plague western Lake Erie each summer are both an unsightly nuisance and a potential public health
Grubs for global health
Two handfuls of warm, slightly moist, loose soil fill a plastic food container. When tapped gently on the table, hundreds
Fatty molecules in blood controls malaria parasites
Depletion of a fatty molecule in human blood propels malaria parasites to stop replicating and causing illness in people Plasmodium
Immune and nerve cells fight gut infections
Nerve cells in the gut play a crucial role in the body’s ability to produce an immune response to infection.
Symptoms of low stomach acid
Stomach acid, hydrochloric acid HCl is made in the stomach and used to break down food. It also breaks down
