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Deworming Important for Children's Health, Has Limited Impact on Infection in Wider Communities
February 28, 2013 — Although they have an important impact on children's health and education, school-based deworming programs have a limited impact on the level of infection in the wider community, according to a ... > full story -
New Method for Researching Understudied Malaria-Spreading Mosquitoes
February 28, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new method for studying the complex molecular workings of Anopheles albimanus, an important but less studied spreader of human ... > full story -
River Regulation Influences Land-Living Animals
February 28, 2013 — Forest-living insects and spiders become less abundant and birds are adversely affected along regulated rivers. Three different studies by ecologists show that river regulation has a negative effect ... > full story -
Louse Genetics Offer Clues on Human Migrations
February 27, 2013 — A new genetic analysis of human lice from across the world sheds light on the global spread of these parasites, their potential for disease transmission and insecticide ... > full story -
Biting Back: Snake Venom Contains Toxic Clotting Factors
February 26, 2013 — The powerful venom of the saw-scaled viper Echis carinatus contains both anticoagulants and coagulants according to a new study. These may be a source of potent drugs to treat human disease. The ... > full story -
Eating Well Could Help Spread Disease, Water Flea Study Suggests
February 26, 2013 — Plentiful food can accelerate the spread of infections, scientists have shown in a study of water fleas. Scientists studying bacterial infections in tiny water fleas have discovered that increasing ... > full story -
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Much Needed Test for River Blindness Infection Developed
February 25, 2013 — Scientists have found a telltale molecular marker for Onchocerciasis or “river blindness,” a parasitic infection that affects tens of millions of people in Africa, Latin America and other ... > full story -
March of the Pathogens: Parasite Metabolism Can Foretell Disease Ranges Under Climate Change
February 25, 2013 — Researchers developed a model that can help determine the future range of nearly any disease-causing parasite under climate change, even if little is known about the organism. Their method calculates ... > full story -
Stash of Stem Cells Found in a Human Parasite
February 22, 2013 — Researchers have now found stem cells inside the parasite that cause schistosomiasis, one of the most common parasitic infections in the world. These stem cells can regenerate worn-down organs, which ... > full story -
Fruit Flies Force Their Young to Drink Alcohol for Their Own Good
February 22, 2013 — When fruit flies sense parasitic wasps in their environment, they lay their eggs in an alcohol-soaked environment, essentially forcing their larvae to consume booze as a drug to combat the deadly ... > full story
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