Parasites

ANU researchers have created a Trojan horse method using cholesterol to deliver drugs that more effectively kill parasites, offering potential treatments for diseases...

In a new study, a global team of researchers hijacked the system Toxoplasma uses to secrete proteins into its host cell. The team...

Research shows Chesapeake Bay’s oyster sanctuaries are effective, boosting oyster populations and overall biodiversity, despite challenges from native parasites. The sanctuaries enhance habitat...

Malaria continues to affect millions globally, causing substantial mortality and shaping human evolutionary history. Recent studies leveraging ancient DNA have illuminated the historical...

By University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science June 28, 2024Red-lipped Blenny, a tropical marine species in which...

Screenshots from the first conclusive videographic evidence that at least one leech species (Chtonobdella sp. from Madagascar) can jump, showing the leech coiling...

In a parasitic first, a Baltic amber specimen has revealed that millions of years ago tiny worms known as nematodes were living inside...

Research shows DPANN archaea selectively consume host lipids, prompting significant changes in host metabolism and membrane resilience and potentially affecting environmental adaptability. Credit:...