Bed nets coated with antimalaria compound block parasite

Considering a new strategy for malaria control that complements existing insecticide-treated bed nets, a Harvard-led study found that mosquitoes landing on surfaces coated with the antimalarial drug atovaquone were blocked from developing the parasite that causes the disease.

Chris Sweeney • harvard
Feb. 28, 2019 • ~5 min

Can parasite ‘birth control’ fight malaria’s spread?

Targeting newly discovered proteins key to the malaria parasite's life cycle could offer another weapon in the fight against the disease.

Sam Sholtis-Penn State • futurity
Jan. 31, 2019 • ~5 min

Toxic diet shields water fleas from parasites

Daphnia, called water fleas, gain protection from parasites from toxins in the cyanobacteria they eat. Are they self-medicating?

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
Jan. 22, 2019 • ~7 min

‘Scores’ of parasite genomes may lead to new treatments

One in four people carry a parasitic worm. Now, reseearchers have sequenced the genomes of 81 species, which could help fight the global health theat.

Fred Love-Iowa State • futurity
Nov. 20, 2018 • ~4 min

Absurdly expensive ‘Himalayan Viagra’ faces extinction

Climate change and a booming demand could be devastating for a fungus aphrodisiac that can sell for more than three times the price of gold.

Josie Garthwaite-Stanford • futurity
Oct. 25, 2018 • ~7 min

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