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Parasites May Have Killed T-Rex
A new study finds Tyrannosaurus Rex may have become extinct due to the work of a small one-celled parasitic organism, which caused lacerations in the dinosaur's jaw bone. The disease trichomoniasis gallinae causes lesions in the beaks of modern birds of prey, and Australian... 
created by Annina Bergman | 13 wks ago | updated 13 wks ago
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Cure for Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder?
It seems that the culprit may have been a specific pathogen: Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia). Researchers in Spain apparently identified the pathogen in professional apiaries and treated it with antibiotics in... 
Parasite's Conjugal Bed Discovered: Leshmania's Secrets Revealed
A breakthrough in the study of the Leishmania parasite has given researchers new hope in combatting this disease causing organism. The disease that this parasite causes, Leishmaniasis, can cause painful and disfiguring skin sores or affect internal organs and eventually... 
created by Barbara McPherson | 37 wks ago | updated 37 wks ago
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159 views | 34 recommendations | 2 comments
'Bug' could combat dengue fever
This research if proven right can save the million lives every year.These parasite kills millions of people across the world.The introduction of bacteria that reduces the life span of parasite can eliminate the...
Haggis: the next victim of global warming?
Haggis could become the next victim of global warming. The rise in a common parasite lung worm, which is gaining in numbers due to global warming, is putting the somewhat popular meat pudding at risk.Haggis is... 
'Breakthrough' in malaria fight
Battle against the Malaria have been finally won. Scientists in Australia have discovered a treatment to combat deadly Malaria. This discovery will help millions of people in developing and poor... 
Sickness Bug Found in Water Supply
Wednesday June 25, 2008Residents in 108,000 homes in Northamptonshire are told to boil tap water after the cryptosporidium bug is found to have contaminated their water supplies. About 85 communities are...
Pigs from antibiotic-free farms tend to carry more bacteria and parasites
As consumers, we all want pork from pigs that are raised without antibiotics or any other form of chemicals. However, a recent study shows that pigs raised in such conditions are more prone to carry bacteria and...
Breakthrough research turns the tide on water-borne pathogen
Cryptosporidium parvum is a tiny yet insidious waterborne parasite that wreaks havoc worldwide. This parasite is a major cause of diarrhea and malnutrition in small children in developing countries, and causes severe disease in AIDS and other immune compromised patients in...
The link between Toxoplasmosa, animals, and schizophrenia
"Findings from what is believed to be the largest comparison of blood samples collected from healthy individuals and people with schizophrenia suggest that infection with the common Toxoplasma gondii parasite,...
Colony Collapse Disorder Mystery Solved?
Researchers at the Pennsylvania State University, Diana Cox-Foster and her colleagues points the finger at Israeli acute paralysis virus. The lurgy in question was, the researchers suggest, was imported...
Asian parasite killing Western bees: scientist
"MADRID (Reuters) - A parasite common in Asian bees has spread to Europe and the Americas and is behind the mass disappearance of honeybees in many countries, says a Spanish scientist who has been studying the... 
BEE Afraid, Be Very Afraid! :: Oblate Spheroid
"Here is an item that is really troubling, in that, we here on Earth do not know what may get to our human population first - famine (lack of food) or disease (animal flu crossover). The bee populations...
created by Edmund Jenks | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Water pollution in Galway, Ireland illustrates health problem of concern to a...
The BBC is reporting that Irish city Galway has been struck by a cryptosporidium outbreak that is causing a crisis for the city. Cryptosporidium is a protozoan that can cause severe vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach cramps in humans (cryptosporodiosis). What's worse,...Parasite makes men dumb, women sexy
A common parasite can increase a women's attractiveness to the opposite sex but also make men more stupid, an Australian researcher says. About 40 per cent of the world's population is infected with Toxoplasma gondii, including about eight million Australians. Human infection...
created by nukegingrich | 3 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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