parasite

The University of Washington parasite ecologist aims to understand how humans have changed the diversity and abundance of the enigmatic and misunderstood organisms.

A single-celled organism has an energy-producing enzyme with unique features.

An enzyme blocker is highly effective at treating intestinal parasitic infection in mice.

Researchers isolate roundworm DNA from animal excrement that is about 17,000 years old.

From an excavation of a site called Çatalhöyük, in modern-day Turkey, scientists recover preserved whipworm eggs—a sign of settling down and living in close quarters.

Artificially intelligent software has human-like ability to analyze host-pathogen interactions in microscopy images.

A high school student designs a new beehive and gets help from machine learning to monitor for varroa mite infestation.

Some researchers say the abrupt end of the program will hobble the fight against a common parasite.

The Duke University professor studies the parasite to find a way to thwart infection before it takes hold.

The parasite that causes malaria has evolved to evade many of the drugs that researchers have developed to fight the tropical disease.

Plasmodium falciparum has shown an ability to evade everything we throw at it, most recently artemisinin-based combination therapies, today’s front-line treatment.

James Kirkham Ramsbottom saved Britain’s daffodil industry from a devastating parasite, only to be forgotten.

The new data could help identify treatments for diseases ranging from river blindness to schistosomiasis.

Suppression of a signaling pathway in Toxoplasma gondii prevents the parasite from replicating in host cells.

The Asian longhorned tick, first found in the country last year, is now present in several states.

Researchers discover cells in the early life stage of the Schistosoma mansoni parasite that contribute to adults’ reproductive systems.

The parasitic plant manages to go without a component of mitochondria found in all other multicellular life forms.

Researchers discover anti-malarials called quinolones can halt the development of the parasites, offering a potential therapeutic avenue.

Host slugs given Prozac to increase their serotonin levels no longer avoid parasitic nematodes, the same behavior seen in infected slugs.

Dominant male mammals are particularly at risk of infection by parasites.