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Study Finds Plant Proteins Control Chronic Disease in Toxoplasma Infections

A new discovery about the malaria-related parasite Toxoplasma gondii -- which can threaten babies, AIDS patients, the elderly and others with weakened immune function -- may help solve the mystery of how this single-celled parasite establishes life-long infections in ...More

April 9, 2013

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AAN Guideline Recommends Treatments for Tapeworm Infection on the Rise in U.S.

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has released an evidence-based guideline on treating neurocysticercosis, a tapeworm infection causing seizures that is common in developing countries and is now on the rise in developed countries, including the United States. The ...More

April 9, 2013

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Immature Malaria Parasites More Resistant to Treatment with Drugs Than Older Parasites

New research has revealed that immature malaria parasites are more resistant to treatment with key antimalarial drugs than older parasites, a finding that could lead to more effective treatments for a disease that kills one person every minute and is developing resistance ...More

February 19, 2013

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Trapping Malaria Parasites Inside Host Blood Cell Forms Basis for New Class of Drugs

One of the most insidious ways that parasitic diseases such as malaria and toxoplasmosis wreak their havoc is by hijacking their host's natural cellular processes, turning self against self. Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania and ...More

January 17, 2013

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Study Turns Parasite Invasion Theory on its Head

Current thinking on how the Toxoplasma gondii parasite invades its host is incorrect, according to a study published in Nature Methods describing a new technique to knock out genes. The findings could have implications for other parasites from the same family, including ...More

December 25, 2012

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How the Common 'Cat Parasite' Gets Into the Brain

Toxoplasma is a common 'cat parasite' and has previously been in the spotlight owing to its observed effect on risk-taking and other human behaviors. To some extent, it has also been associated with mental illness. A study led by researchers from Karolinska Institutet now ...More

December 7, 2012

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X-Ray Laser Helps Slay Parasite That Causes Sleeping Sickness

An international team of scientists, using the world’s most powerful X-ray laser, has revealed the three dimensional structure of a key enzyme that enables the single-celled parasite that causes African trypanosomiasis (or sleeping sickness) in humans. ...More

December 6, 2012

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Researchers Discover How Malaria Parasite Evades the Immune System

More than 1 million people die each year of malaria caused by different strains of the Plasmodium parasite transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito. The medical world has yet to find an effective vaccine against the deadly parasite, which mainly affects pregnant women and ...More

December 3, 2012

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Common Parasitic Infection May Trigger Suicide Attempts

A parasite thought to be harmless and found in many people may actually be causing subtle changes in the brain, leading to suicide attempts. ...More

August 17, 2012

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Sequencing of Malaria Genomes Reveals Challenges, Opportunities in Battle Against Parasite

Genetic variability revealed in malaria genomes newly sequenced by two multi-national research teams points to new challenges in efforts to eradicate the parasite, but also offers a clearer and more detailed picture of its genetic composition, providing an initial roadmap ...More

August 6, 2012

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