(Medical Xpress)—Doctor Joel Weinstock, a parasitologist at Tufts Medical Center in a commentary piece published in the journal Nature, describes work that he and colleagues have been involved in that ...

The continuing permanence of major neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) is leading to a revision of the related research agenda towards current and future control interventions and associated targets.

Renowned geneticist and parasitologist Jane Carlton's ultimate goal is what is referred to, in her field of malaria research, as the "e word": eradication. Advancements in this field, Carlton says, ...

Dr Adeniyi Adelodun, a Medical Parasitologist, says malaria can be a death factor for pregnant women if not properly treated. Adelodun spoke at the Estate Youth Parliament (EYP) Health Talk in Lagos ...

A Consultant Medical Parasitologist, Prof. Wellington Oyibo, on Sunday urged both the Federal and State Governments to intensify strategies in the health system to allow everyone have access to ...

How does a scientist honor a president who happens to be a distant relative? By naming a turtle parasite after him. Baracktrema obamai isn’t just any parasite. It’s so distinctive that it represents ...

David Roos had been studying nucleated parasites such as Toxoplasma and Plasmodium (malaria) for several years when he decided to ask a simple question: How do antibiotics such as clindamycin work in ...

Claire Pomeroy, vice chancellor for human health sciences and dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine, and Patricia Conrad, a professor and veterinary parasitologist in the UC Davis School of ...

Far from being next to godliness, the Japanese obsession with cleanliness puts individuals at higher risk of disease and may even threaten the entire country, according to parasitologist Koichiro ...