James Cook University scientists have found stonefish toxins could be used to fight parasitic worm infections suffered by nearly a quarter of the world's population. JCU Ph.D. candidate Danica ...

We have gathered 5 articles that utilize chemical biology and reverse genetic approaches to study infectious fungi, parasitic protists, and parasitic worms. The through line across the studies is the ...

Parasitic infection describes the infection of a host with a particular parasite. Parasites are microorganisms that rely on other host organisms for their own survival. Many parasites do not cause ...

Our comprehensive search suggests that venom delivery systems fully analogous to those of animals exist among plants, fungi, protists, bacteria, and viruses. Thus, venomous organisms are far more ...

A new study reveals plants, fungi, bacteria, protists, and even some viruses deploy venom-like mechanisms, similar to that of venomous snakes, scorpions and spiders, according to researchers at Loma ...

The parasitic vine Cuscuta campestris attaches to host plants using haustoria to extract nutrients. The formation of haustoria is triggered by ion channels in the cell membrane.

Dan Baumgardt does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

doctors.org.uk Parasitic infections of the lung occur worldwide among both immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients and may affect the respiratory system in a variety of ways. This review ...

Five years after the pandemic began, interest in the anti-parasitic drug is rising again as right-wing influencers promote it — and spread misinformation about it. By Richard Fausset Joe ...

Doctors in China inadvertently took time-series images of parasitic worms actively invading a woman's brain and causing rare and rapidly progressing lesions. The previously healthy 60-year-old ...