Entamoeba histolytica infects nearly 50 million people each year and kills around 70,000. It’s a shape-shifting parasite that invades the human gut, often causing mild symptoms like diarrhea. But in ...
A research team from The Australian National University (ANU) and The University of Queensland has designed and made a molecule derived from a human protein that kills the parasite which causes ...
Scientists from Drexel University’s College of Medicine and Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center have uncovered a ...
It has long been known that bacterial pathogens are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics. However, common ...
Male fertility is on a decline worldwide—and cat poop might have something to do with it. New research suggests that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite spread primarily through infected cat feces, ...
Chlorine needs over 15 minutes to kill some viruses, which is why it is best used as a disinfectant in the water supply or in pools where it can sit.
Entamoeba histolytica (green) attacking human T-cells. A new paper by UC Davis researchers lays out a strategy for investigating how this parasite can hide from the human immune system while attacking ...