Scientists to give people malaria to study long-term effects
People are to be sent from Oxford to the Netherlands to be deliberately infected with a form of malaria so scientists can study its effects. Plasmodium vivax is a type of malaria that can remain ...
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Volunteers to be injected with malaria to study long-term effects
British scientists are infecting a group of volunteers with a type of malaria that can cause relapses years after contracting ...
Skin-penetrating nematodes' love-hate relationship with COâ‚‚ could lead to new parasitic infection treatments
In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, ...
Mel Gibson comments on podcast fuel unsupported cancer cure claims
The antiparasitic drugs ivermectin and fenbendazole are not currently recommended for cancer, but posts spread across social ...
Structural insights reveal drug target in trypanosome parasites
A new study from the Kowalinski group at EMBL Grenoble characterized the structure of an important trypanosomal protein ...
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How do you prevent and treat norovirus?
Treat the symptoms: First, isolate from others as much as possible. Slow down stool with anti-diarrheal medication and drink ...