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Study of malaria parasite in patient blood finds distinct physiological states
The malaria parasite has been studied for decades, but surprisingly, little is known about how it behaves in humans to cause disease. view more (2007-11-29)
Malaria mechanism revealed
By determining the molecular structure of a protein that enables malaria parasites to invade red blood cells, researchers have uncovered valuable clues for rational antimalarial drug design and vaccine development. view more (2005-07-29)
Scientists sequence genome of parasite responsible for common sexually transmitted infection
Researchers have decoded the genetic makeup of the parasite that causes trichomoniasis, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs), revealing potential clues as to why the parasite has become increasingly drug resistant and suggesting possible pathways for new treatments, diagnostics and a potential vaccine strategy. view more (2007-01-12)
Scientists decode genome of deadly parasitic worm
Scientists have sequenced the genome of the parasite that causes intestinal schistosomiasis (also known as bilharzia or snail fever), a devastating tropical disease that afflicts more than 200 million people in the developing world. view more (2009-07-16)
Malaria Millennium Development Goal 'unlikely to be met'
The Millennium Development Goal (MDG) to halt and begin to reverse the incidence of malaria globally is unlikely to be met, according to Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow Professor Bob Snow. view more (2008-07-22)
'Dodgy dossier' partly to blame for failure of war against malaria in the tropics
The war against malaria in tropical countries was fought and lost in the 20th Century on the basis of faulty intelligence, a 'dodgy dossier' which argued that the same methods used to tackle the disease in temperate countries would also work in the tropics. view more (2008-09-11)
Parasite causes zombie ants to die in an ideal spot
A study in the September issue of The American Naturalist describes new details about a fungal parasite that coerces ants into dying in just the right spot-one that is ideal for the fungus to grow and reproduce. view more (2009-08-12)
Scans show immune cells intercepting parasites
Researchers may have identified one of the body's earliest responses to a group of parasites that causes illness in developing nations. view more (2008-12-11)
Largest synthetic gene ever built offers insights into anti-malarial drug resistance
Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center say they are moving closer to understanding why the most lethal form of human malaria has become resistant to drug treatment in the past three decades. view more (2007-06-07)
Manipulating the immune system like a parasite
One day it may be possible to mimic the tactics used by parasites to trick the body into accepting transplanted tissues or organs. view more (2008-04-10)
MIT-led team ID's cell mechanics of hallmark malaria protein
During the first 24 hours of invasion by the malaria-inducing parasite Plasmodium falciparum, red blood cells start to lose their ability to deform and squeeze through tiny blood vessels--one of the hallmarks of the deadly disease that infects nearly 400 million people each year. view more (2007-05-29)
A Step Closer to a Malaria Vaccine
An international team of scientists that includes a researcher from the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory has determined the three-dimensional molecular structure of a promising malaria-vaccine component. view more (2005-08-30)
Locking Parasites in Host Cell Could Be New Way to Fight Malaria, Penn Study Shows
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered that parasites hijack host-cell proteins to ensure their survival and proliferation, suggesting new ways to control the diseases they cause. view more (2009-04-06)
TIGR researchers reveal tricks of common sexually transmitted infection
It's the world's most common non-viral sexually transmitted infection. There are an estimated 8 million cases of trich - pronounced "trick" - a year in North America and 170 million cases worldwide. view more (2007-01-12)
Malaria parasite impairs key immune system cells
Plasmodium, the parasite responsible for malaria, impairs the ability of key cells of the immune system to trigger an efficient immune response. view more (2006-04-12)
When Hosts Go Extinct, What Happens to Their Parasites?
Hands wring and teeth gnash over the loss of endangered species like the panda or the polar bear. But what happens to the parasites hosted by endangered species? view more (2009-06-02)
Unique immunization method provides insights about protective anti-malaria immune response
In this week's New England Journal of Medicine, scientists in Singapore, The Netherlands and France report that they have developed a novel immunization method that will induce fast and effective protection in humans against the life-threatening malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, which infects 350 to 500 million people world-wide and kills... view more... (2009-07-31)
Potent possibilities for parasite attack
A comparison of three parasite species that cause Leishmaniasis has identified a small number of genes, many new to biology, that will provide a framework to target the search for new treatments. view more (2007-06-18)
Vaccine royalties to Institute for Animal Health pass £1M mark
Collaborative research into the parasitic disease coccidiosis in chickens has so far brought over £1m in royalties to the Institute for Animal Health (IAH) from sales of Paracox vaccines. The Paracox vaccines have now become the biggest selling live attenuated vaccines ever against protozoan parasites. This money will be used to support... view more... (2003-06-17)
Tryptophan deficiency may underlie quinine side effects
Researchers have found that the anti-malarial drug quinine can block a cell's ability to take up the essential amino acid tryptophan, a discovery that may explain many of the adverse side-effects associated with quinine. view more (2009-06-29)
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