News articles tagged with 'Toxoplasma'
Friendly gut bacteria lend a hand to fight infection
— 20 Aug 2009 11:27 | HealthImmunology researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Centre have found that bacteria present in the human gut help initiate the body's defence mechanisms against Toxoplasma gondii, the... — full story
Locking parasites in host cell could be new way to fight malaria
— 4 Apr 2009 15:12 | HealthResearchers at the University of Pennsylvania have discovered that parasites hijack host-cell proteins to ensure their survival and proliferation, suggesting new ways to control the... — full story
Researchers at UGA discover protein is crucial to reproduction of parasites involved in disease
— 13 Feb 2009 08:50 | HealthAs diseases go, toxoplasmosis is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Its effects are usually mild, though infection is for life, and two out of five Americans are chronically infected. Those... — full story
Might migrating birds have infected the Svalbard Arctic fox with parasites?
— 23 Dec 2008 15:24 | BiologyKristin Wear Prestrud comes from Saetre in Hurum, and graduated from the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science in 1999. After working for some five years at the veterinary school,... — full story
Scientists uncover potential key to better drugs to fight toxoplasmosis parasite
— 19 Jun 2008 10:55 | HealthDiscoveries by Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have opened a promising door to new drugs for toxoplasmosis and other parasites that now can evade treatments by turning... — full story
Unveiling the mystery of parasite in marine mammals
— 2 Jun 2008 19:54 | BiologyResearchers at California Polytechnic State University have discovered what may be a clue to the mystery of why marine mammals around the world are succumbing to a parasite that is... — full story
Newly developed anti-malarial medicine treats toxoplasmosis
— 5 Mar 2008 14:00 | HealthA new drug that will soon enter clinical trials for treatment of malaria also appears to be 10 times more effective than the key medicine in the current gold-standard treatment for... — full story
New model helps scientists understand aspects of parasite biology
— 18 Feb 2008 16:05 | BiologyThe word Apicomplexa may be unfamiliar to most people. But the parasites it describes are all too familiar - causing malaria, toxoplasmosis and several other diseases. These scourges... — full story
Toxoplasma infection increases risk of schizophrenia
— 17 Jan 2008 07:20 | HealthFindings 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... — full story
Pathogenicity of Toxoplasma gondii under control of a plant hormone
— 9 Jan 2008 18:00 | BiologyAs diseases caused by tropical parasites become more resistant to drugs, new treatments are urgently being sought. A paper in the recent issue (10 Jan 2008) of Nature reports the surprising... — full story
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