Finnish and French scientists have revealed how the actin cytoskeleton in cells is controlled in an evolutionarily distant, pathogenic Leishmania parasite. The results also provide tools to fight ...

THE pathogenic parasites that may be encountered in medical practice in this country can now be treated by the general physician with reasonable assurance, in most cases, of producing a definitive ...

Leishmania are flagellated protozoan parasites that rely on both sandfly and mammalian hosts. Leishmania species cause severe diseases, especially in tropical countries. Due to their peculiar life ...

When I tell people I study parasites that live inside ticks, I usually get one of two reactions: a shudder of disgust or a puzzled look that says, "Don't ticks already carry enough diseases?" ...

Journal Reference: R. E. White, D. J. Powell, C. Berry. HIV proteinase inhibitors target the Ddi1-like protein of Leishmania parasites. The FASEB Journal, 2011; DOI: 10.1096/fj.10-178947 ...

More information: Pallavi Singh et al, Spermidine is a key polyamine required by intracellular parasites for survival within host erythrocytes, Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adv2397 ...

While scientists know that some anti-HIV drugs can kill pathogenic parasites, it was not understood how this works. Researchers have now identified a specific protein, Ddi 1 from Leishmania ...

Plasmodium parasites cause malaria and morbidly impact the economies of the developing world. Although, asymptomatic and not as deadly as malaria, toxoplasmosis can lead to serious health concerns ...

Rare parasites which can cause human miscarriages have been found in donkeys, it has been claimed. Scientists in Israel reportedly believe the animal carries Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora, major ...

This simple but computation-intensive approach yielded interesting candidates from human-pathogenic parasites. From Plasmodium falciparum, it returned a 14 amino acid motif in several of the PfEMP1 ...