Scientists have found that a special component in some people's blood provides them with natural protection against malaria. A recent study has demonstrated that a genetic variant named rs112233623-T ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The organisms that cause visceral leishmaniasis, a potentially deadly version of the parasitic disease that most often affects the skin to cause disfiguring disease, appear to have a ...

Parasites take an enormous toll on human and veterinary health. However, researchers may have found a way for patients with brain disorders and a common brain parasite to become frenemies. As a ...

In a new paper, published in PLOS Biology, a team of scientists at the university, along with collaborators across the globe, show how they have uncovered key regulators of how malaria parasites ...

The parasite Toxoplasma is carried by a large portion of the global human population. Now a study led by researchers at Stockholm University shows how this microscopic parasite so successfully spreads ...

Almost one in four blood bank supplies in certain regions of Africa may have malaria parasites in them, a new study suggests. Almost one in four blood bank supplies in certain regions of Africa may ...

As tough as medieval chainmail armor and as soft as a contact lens. This material is not taken from science fiction, it is a natural structure made of thousands of DNA circles interlinked with each ...

Malaria parasites can hide in people’s bodies for years or even decades without causing symptoms by shutting down the genes that make them visible to the immune system, a new report found. This ...

Avian blood parasites, predominantly comprising haemosporidians such as Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon, have emerged as significant factors influencing bird health, survival and ...

The organisms that cause visceral leishmaniasis, a potentially deadly version of the parasitic disease that most often affects the skin to cause disfiguring disease, appear to have a secret weapon, ...