Chagas disease, long considered only a threat abroad, is established in California and the Southern US
It's one of the most insidious diseases you've never heard of, but Chagas is in California and 29 other states across the U.S.
Sep 2, 2025
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Malaria control strategy that efficiently kills parasites in the mosquito could lead to more effective bed nets
A potent combination of antimalarial compounds added to bed nets blocked parasite transmission in mosquitoes while circumventing insecticide resistance, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School ...
May 21, 2025
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Worm eradication: A surprising ally in the fight against HIV
Researchers from the Munich Tropical Institute, the Tanzanian NIMR-MMRC, DZIF, together with colleagues from Bonn, have discovered a risk factor for HIV infection that has received little attention to date. In an earlier ...
Apr 10, 2025
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Urgent action needed to combat antimicrobial resistance: report
Political leaders are ignoring the growing danger of antimicrobial resistance, which could lead to an unprecedented health and economic catastrophe, a high-level task force warned on Thursday.
Apr 5, 2024
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Tapeworm larvae found in man's brain—how did they get there?
We have all found ourselves in a place we would rather not be, a school reunion, the never-ending work meeting or a distant relative's wedding reception. In such situations, it is often a good option to make the best of it. ...
Mar 18, 2024
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Immune cell discovery could lead to improved chronic worm treatment
Monash University researchers have uncovered why some intestinal worm infections become chronic in animal models, which could eventually lead to human vaccines and improved treatments.
Jul 31, 2023
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Malaria research identifies new molecule with therapeutic potential
For the first time ever, a molecule able to prevent the invasion of blood cells by parasites of the genus Plasmodium, responsible for malaria, has been identified and described by CNRS scientists, in collaboration with American ...
Jun 16, 2023
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Resistance-fighting antimalarial drug candidate enters the clinic
A new antimalarial drug candidate, discovered through a longstanding collaboration between WEHI and global biopharmaceutical company MSD has entered Phase 1 clinical testing in healthy participants. The candidate drug inhibits ...
Apr 6, 2023
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Fake medicines are a dangerous threat in Africa: Three ways to spot them
At the end of a long day, you realize you're starting to get a headache. So you buy painkillers from the street vendor, and take two. But how do you know what those pills really are? The vendor isn't a pharmacy. There's no ...
Apr 5, 2023
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New rat lungworm disease resource to help doctors with diagnosis, treatment
As climate change continues, human cases of rat lungworm disease are anticipated to become more widespread globally, especially in places where the parasite that causes the disease is not yet present. A review paper, led ...
Dec 6, 2022
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