African Sleeping Sickness Breakthrough
Researchers have made a crucial breakthrough in the journey towards finding a treatment for African Sleeping Sickness...

A Case Of Mistaken Molecular Identity
Researchers in Argentina have determined that night blindness is a new clinical symptom of Chagas disease...

Banning Animals From The Bedroom Could Reduce Chagas Disease Risk, Say Researchers
Keeping chickens and especially dogs out of bedrooms could help reduce the risk of deadly Chagas disease infection in rural areas of Central and South America...

Gene Exchange Between Species Is Aided By Parasitism
Gene exchange between different plant species is made possible by their parasites, according to a report...

Genome Sequence Reveals Leaner, Meaner Intestinal Parasite
Cryptosporidium parvum an insidious, one-celled, waterborne parasite that lodges in the intestines of infected people and animals is missing key structures normally found in similar parasites, say researchers...

Parasitic Worms "Read" The Body's Immune Condition And Reproduce Accordingly
Research shows that the worms not only evade immune defenses but actively use molecules of the immune system to grow and reproduce.

MBL Study Shows How Good Cholesterol Provides Human Immunity To Certain Parasites
Scientists have discovered that human HDLs work this bug-repelling magic by serving as a platform for the assembly and delivery of two naturally occurring proteins that combine to create a super-toxic antimicrobial.

Malaria Parasites Develop In Lymph Nodes
Researchers found Plasmodium developing in an unexpected place: the lymph nodes.

Mosquito Immune System: Same Immune Factors Used To Fight Malaria Parasite And Infectious Pathogens
Mosquitoes employ the same immune factors to fight off bacterial pathogens as they do to kill malaria-causing Plasmodium parasites, according to a study...

Scientists Lift Hopes in Malaria War
European scientists have identified a new way to stop malaria in its tracks. Instead of preventing the malaria parasite from infecting humans, they could instead stop the parasite from infecting the mosquito that spreads the lethal disease.