Drexel University scientists have discovered an unusual mechanism for how two new antimalarial drugs operate: They give the parasite’s skin a boost in cholesterol, making it unable to traverse the ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African scientists have discovered chemical compounds that could potentially be used for a new line of drugs to treat malaria and even kill the parasite in its ...

A series of compounds that deprive iron essential for a parasitic worm could provide effective new agents for blocking ...

"Repurposed anti-malarial compounds kill diarrheal parasite, study finds." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2020 / 10 / 201001113652.htm (accessed December 5, 2025).

Researchers have discovered that common herbicides and some of their derivatives can kill the parasite Toxoplasma gondii when it infects human cells in a petri dish, without harming the cells ...

HONG KONG, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Researchers in Australia are working on a technique that will allow them to starve to death parasites which are proving harder to destroy using existing drugs. Sign up ...

Inside malaria parasites, tiny iron crystals spin like rockets, revealing a hidden weakness scientists may be able to exploit ...

Scientists from the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, in collaboration with colleagues from several developing countries, were able to restore a sleeping sickness parasite's susceptibility to ...

Male fertility is on a decline worldwide—and cat poop might have something to do with it. New research suggests that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite spread primarily through infected cat feces, ...

People may become infected when they eat unwashed produce hiding the mollusks. Home-growing food and keeping pets also raises the risk.

The parasite Toxoplasma gondii infects up to one-third of the human population, experts say. Sometimes transmitted to humans from infected cat feces or litter, the protozoan can cause severe and even ...