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Parasitology
Parasitology: the branch of biology or medicine concerned with the study of parasitic organisms.
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JAN 07, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Here’s one Latin lover that you do not want to get kissed by: triatomines, or “kissing bugs”. Known lo ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 12, 2019Microbiology
Sleeping sickness is a threat to public health in some parts of Sub-Saharan Africa.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 13, 2019Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have now learned more about malaria proteins and the antibodies that combat them.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2019Microbiology
Around a third of the global population, including 40 million Americans are thought to be infected with a parasite calle ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 27, 2019Microbiology
There are some small roundworms, also called nematodes, in the genus Strongyloides that can infect animals. Two species ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 03, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 220 million people get malaria every year after being bitten by a mosquito infected with the parasite that causes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 14, 2019Plants & Animals
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognizes the humble giraffe as a species that is vulnerable ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
As of 2017, there were 87 countries where malaria was being transmitted by mosquitoes, and it killed around 435,000 peop ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 01, 2019Microbiology
A parasitic amoeba that causes a gut disease can nibble on host cells and use their proteins. (Image courtesy UC Davis/H ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists have teamed up to combat African sleeping sickness, which is caused by trypanosomes, unicellular protozoans t ...Written By: Nouran AminFEB 17, 2019Microbiology
Researchers have developed a platform that uses AI to analyze how cells are infected by pathogen.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 10, 2018Plants & Animals
Animals of all kinds change their behavior to adapt to urbanized settings, and tungara frogs are no different. New resea ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 09, 2018Cardiology
In small-town New England, everyone knows the unique characteristic symptom of Lyme disease. A bulls-eye pattern rash ar ...Written By: Abbie ArceSEP 27, 2018Videos
The toxoplasma parasite uses mammalian cells to replicate, as seen in this incredible image.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 05, 2018Earth & The Environment
A warming climate will ultimately favor some species over others. One such species is a parasite called the liver fluke, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 28, 2018Videos
Also caused RMSF, it is spread by ticks and is classified as a rickettsiosis, an infection caused by intracellular bacte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2018Plants & Animals
Monarch butterflies don’t take too kindly to the colder Winter months. The insects naturally avoid the cold by mig ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 28, 2018Videos
It sounds like a horror movie. At night, while people are peacefully sleeping, a tiny bug crawls over their face, takes ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 02, 2018Immunology
Chronic parasitic infection shown to take advantage of a mechanism to sustain infection and induce death of white blood ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 28, 2018Videos
Can the toilet really send germs flying to your toothbrush?Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 16, 2018Microbiology
One outbreak of cyclosporiasis, which is caused by a parasite, has been traced back to salads sold at McDonald's, mostly ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 18, 2018Plants & Animals
Do you know the difference between a parasite and parasitoid? Many confuse the two, but the striking difference between ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 14, 2018Health & Medicine
Recently the CDC came out with a study that showed nearly 1/3 of swimming-related illnesses from 2000-2014 could be trac ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 20, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
We need good solutions to pest management in agriculture to feed a growing population as the environment changes.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Here’s one Latin lover that you do not want to get kissed by: triatomines, or “kissing bugs”. Known lo
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 12, 2019
Microbiology
Sleeping sickness is a threat to public health in some parts of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 13, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have now learned more about malaria proteins and the antibodies that combat them.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2019
Microbiology
Around a third of the global population, including 40 million Americans are thought to be infected with a parasite calle
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2019
Microbiology
There are some small roundworms, also called nematodes, in the genus Strongyloides that can infect animals. Two species
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 03, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 220 million people get malaria every year after being bitten by a mosquito infected with the parasite that causes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 14, 2019
Plants & Animals
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recognizes the humble giraffe as a species that is vulnerable
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
As of 2017, there were 87 countries where malaria was being transmitted by mosquitoes, and it killed around 435,000 peop
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 01, 2019
Microbiology
A parasitic amoeba that causes a gut disease can nibble on host cells and use their proteins. (Image courtesy UC Davis/H
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists have teamed up to combat African sleeping sickness, which is caused by trypanosomes, unicellular protozoans t
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 17, 2019
Microbiology
Researchers have developed a platform that uses AI to analyze how cells are infected by pathogen.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 10, 2018
Plants & Animals
Animals of all kinds change their behavior to adapt to urbanized settings, and tungara frogs are no different. New resea
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 09, 2018
Cardiology
In small-town New England, everyone knows the unique characteristic symptom of Lyme disease. A bulls-eye pattern rash ar
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
SEP 27, 2018
Videos
The toxoplasma parasite uses mammalian cells to replicate, as seen in this incredible image.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 05, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A warming climate will ultimately favor some species over others. One such species is a parasite called the liver fluke,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 28, 2018
Videos
Also caused RMSF, it is spread by ticks and is classified as a rickettsiosis, an infection caused by intracellular bacte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2018
Plants & Animals
Monarch butterflies don’t take too kindly to the colder Winter months. The insects naturally avoid the cold by mig
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 28, 2018
Videos
It sounds like a horror movie. At night, while people are peacefully sleeping, a tiny bug crawls over their face, takes
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 02, 2018
Immunology
Chronic parasitic infection shown to take advantage of a mechanism to sustain infection and induce death of white blood
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 28, 2018
Videos
Can the toilet really send germs flying to your toothbrush?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 16, 2018
Microbiology
One outbreak of cyclosporiasis, which is caused by a parasite, has been traced back to salads sold at McDonald's, mostly
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 18, 2018
Plants & Animals
Do you know the difference between a parasite and parasitoid? Many confuse the two, but the striking difference between
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 14, 2018
Health & Medicine
Recently the CDC came out with a study that showed nearly 1/3 of swimming-related illnesses from 2000-2014 could be trac
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 20, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
We need good solutions to pest management in agriculture to feed a growing population as the environment changes.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch