News tagged with antiparasitic agents
Engineered pea seeds protect against parasites
A breed of pea seeds has been created that contains antibodies against coccidiosis, a disease caused by a parasite that attacks chickens. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biotechnology describe the develo ...
Sep 11, 2009 |
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Targeting a waterborne foe
Discovered in 1976, cryptosporidium lurks worldwide in water, contaminating swimming pools, water parks, and drinking water supplies. Although it has even been featured on the comedy show The Colbert Report, it is no laughing ...
Apr 25, 2010 |
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Researchers hunting drugs for devastating parasitic disease
Hundreds of millions of people, mainly in developing countries, are disabled by infectious diseases, according to the World Health Organization.
Dec 16, 2008 |
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Computational Biochemist Uncovers Molecular Clue to Evolution
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Florida State University researcher who uses high-powered computers to map the workings of proteins has uncovered a mechanism that gives scientists a better understanding of how evolution ...
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Sep 10, 2008 |
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Toxoplasma infection increases risk of schizophrenia, study suggests
Findings from what is believed to be the largest comparison of blood samples collected from healthy individuals and people with schizophrenia suggest that infection with the common Toxoplasma gondii parasite, carried by cats ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 16, 2008 |
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