News tagged with parasite resistance
Roundworm research reviewed in Science publication
There are 16,000 types of parasitic roundworms causing illnesses in humans and animals. Controlling their effects on health becomes more difficult as the medicines used to treat them become less effective. A University of ...
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Analyzing the sheep genome for parasite resistance
Genetic resistance to a parasitic nematode that infects sheep has been discovered by a team of scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Scientists develop new DNA technique to aid crops and trees at risk from deadly 'honey fungus'
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of scientists has developed a new technique to aid crops at risk from a devastating agricultural parasite commonly known as the 'honey fungus', one of the most serious ...
Nov 25, 2010 |
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Scientists pinpoint gene linked to drug resistance in malaria
Scientists have shed light on how malaria is able to resist treatment with a leading drug.
Oct 12, 2010 |
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New methods, new math speed detection of drug-resistant malaria
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University developed techniques to quickly identify evolution of drug resistance in strains of malaria. Their goal is to enable the medical community to react quickly to inevitable resistance ...
Aug 02, 2010 |
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Toshiba develops silicon nanowire transistor for 16nm generation and beyond
(PhysOrg.com) -- Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has developed a breakthrough technology for a nanowire transistor, a major candidate for a 3D structure transistor for system LSI in the 16nm generation ...
Jun 15, 2010 |
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Novel anti-malarial drug candidate found
As part of a multicenter study, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a series of chemical compounds that might serve as starting points for the identification of new classes of anti-malarial drugs.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 25, 2010 |
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How the parasite responsible for severe forms of malaria can resist a major antimalarial agent
French esearchers from CNRS, INSERM and Toulouse University Hospital have demonstrated how the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, which causes severe forms of malaria, is able to circumvent the action of artemisinin ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 05, 2010 |
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Synergy between 2 types of de-worming drugs found promising in a lab test
A new combination drug treatment for parasitic intestinal roundworms shows promise in a test on a common laboratory species.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 15, 2010 |
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Bad malaria pills in Africa raise resistance fears
(AP) -- High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality - including nearly half the pills sampled in Senegal - raising fears of increased drug resistance that ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Feb 08, 2010 |
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Measuring and modeling blood flow in malaria
When people have malaria, they are infected with Plasmodium parasites, which enter the body from the saliva of a mosquito, infect cells in the liver, and then spread to red blood cells. Inside the blood cells, the parasites ...
Nov 23, 2009 |
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New lead on malaria treatment: Variation of natural compound cures malaria in mice
Approximately 350 million to 500 million cases of malaria are diagnosed each year mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. While medications to prevent and treat malaria do exist, the demand for new treatments is on the rise, in part, ...
May 18, 2009 |
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Control, treatment of bed bugs challenging
A review of previously published articles indicates there is little evidence supporting an effective treatment of bites from bed bugs, that these insects do not appear to transmit disease, and control and eradication of bed ...
Mar 31, 2009 |
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A good night's sleep protects against parasites
Animal species that sleep for longer do not suffer as much from parasite infestation and have a greater concentration of immune cells in their blood according to a study published in the open-access journal BMC Evolutionary Bi ...
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Jan 09, 2009 |
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