Researchers have shown that the evolution of a family of exported proteins in the malaria-causing parasite Plasmodium falciparum enabled it to infect humans.

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A group of researchers has developed a new formulation for the only drug available on the market to treat helminths, as worms ...

This development is significant given that antimicrobial resistance has become a major global health issue. According to the ...

Misinformation about ivermectin took hold during the Covid-19 pandemic and continues to circulate despite medical experts ...

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Malaria continues to cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide, with over 200 million cases and approximately ...

Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute and the Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine (GIMM) have shown that the ...

A rising movement questions whether microbes cause disease. Here's why denying germ theory is dangerous, and what it means ...

New research has shown how the parasitic amoeba Entamoeba histolytica takes bites from your cells to use as a disguise, ...

In addition to Lyme disease there are several other infectious organisms which tick can harbor and pass onto people and pets.