Malaria parasites contain tiny spinning crystals that have puzzled scientists for years. New research reveals they’re powered by a rocket-like reaction that breaks down hydrogen peroxide, releasing ...

A new study from the Cary Institute found 10% of ticks sampled carried multiple pathogens, including those that cause Lyme ...

The government's ambitious drive to eliminate malaria by 2030 has suffered a setback as it reports an increase in malaria prevalence. Details in the new Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey (UMIS) report ...

The water is a toxic cocktail of sewage and chemicals. From flesh-eating bacteria to cholera, here are the life-threatening dangers lurking beneath the surface ...

Degrees Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SXTP; SXTPW) ("60 Degrees" or the "Company"), a pharmaceutical company focused on developing new medicines for vector-borne disease, today announced that three ...

Kala-azar, a neglected tropical disease has haunted communities for decades, quietly claiming lives and devastating livelihoods.

A Hawai'i 'Amakihi, one of just 15 surviving bird species in the Hawaiian honeycreeper family, is a frequent reservoir for avian malaria. Originally, more than 50 distinct species of Hawaiian ...

LONDON/ACCRA, Jan 29 (Reuters) - New vaccines are helping Ghana approach a long-sought goal of ending child deaths from malaria, demonstrating the potential of the shots to drive back a disease that ...

A 63-year-old severe falciparum malaria patient with CS was treated with therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) combined with continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration (CVVHDF) at the onset of multiple organ ...

Researchers have built a 3D human blood-brain barrier in the lab and discovered a key role of brain pericytes in cerebral malaria disease Cerebral malaria kills 1 out of 5 children that suffer from it ...

Infectious diseases such as bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic diseases continue to have a significant impact on global health. Hence, knowledge on how infection spread, population vulnerable to ...