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New drug candidates show promise for cure for Chagas disease
• Infections • • Parasitic diseases • Dec 26 13
A team of researchers from Canada has developed a class of compounds which may help eradicate a neglected tropical disease that is currently hard…
Statin, osteoporosis drug combo may help treat parasitic infections
• Infections • • Parasitic diseases • Oct 18 13
Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that a combination of two commonly prescribed drugs used to treat high cholesterol and osteoporosis may…
Treatment to benefit African infants at risk of endemic fever
• Infections • • Parasitic diseases • Apr 23 12
Thousands of pre-school children in Africa could benefit from access to treatment for an endemic disease, after tests showed infants to be at high…
Researchers Identify Mechanism Malaria Parasite Uses to Spread Among Red Blood Cells
• Infections • • Parasitic diseases • May 02 10
Infected human red blood cells (top; and right of center) by the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum (the parasite is shown in purple). The…
A good night’s sleep protects against parasites
• Immunology • • Parasitic diseases • Jan 09 09
Animal species that sleep for longer do not suffer as much from parasite infestation and have a greater concentration of immune cells in their…
Finding Better Ways to Treat Tropical Disease Caused by Parasitic Worm
• Infections • • Parasitic diseases • Sep 13 07
Researchers have provided new details about the inner workings of a parasitic worm that causes a tropical disease called schistosomiasis, which leads to itchy…