The malaria parasite is still killing almost half a million people every year. A project has now identified a gene that holds ...

A promising new strategy for antimalarial treatment? A recent study discovers a gene regulation inhibitor that selectively ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — A new, comprehensive map of all the genes essential for blood infections in Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi), a parasite that causes malaria in humans, has been generated.

The Jelmoli department store on Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse has opened for the last time in its current form. On Friday evening ...

In the wild, the blood-sucking insects transmit numerous parasites, including heartworms that cause potentially fatal infections in the lungs and heart. Professor Miyazaki went on to find that ...

People who get moderate to vigorous physical activity may be less likely to develop dementia, stroke, anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders, according to a preliminary study released today ...

Venues in Arkansas, Vienna and Oslo all make the top of the “World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops” list, but the winner is in a ...

Scientists across India sequenced genomes from dozens of communities as part of the Genome India Project, revealing insights about diversity and health.

Elephants are learning to live with us. Can we do the same? Elephants are learning to live with us. Can we do the same?

Parasitology is the scientific discipline concerned with the study of the biology of parasites and parasitic diseases, including the distribution, biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology ...

Feb. 24, 2025 — Knowing where, when and for how long mallard ducks -- natural carriers of avian influenza -- stop and rest as they migrate can help predict the probability that they will spread ...