Parasite

Scientists have discovered that a high-fat diet allows the immune system to eliminate a parasitic worm which is a major cause of death and illness in the developing world. Parasitic worms affect up to a billion people, particularly in…

"Squid Game" actor O Yeong-su has been indicted on charges of sexual misconduct, South Korea's prosecutor told AFP Friday. The 78-year-old in January became the first South Korean to win a Golden Globe Award for best supporting actor in a…

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A white man racially abused an Indian man in Poland’s capital Warsaw. The undated video which is now going viral on social media, according to users, may have been shot outside Atrium Reduta Shopping Centre in Warsaw. News18 could not…

Finnish and French scientists have revealed how the actin cytoskeleton in cells is controlled in an evolutionarily distant, pathogenic Leishmania parasite. The results also provide tools to fight leishmaniasis and trypanosomiasis.…

One thing you might want even less than a 'kiss' from a kissing bug is its feces. Scientifically referred to as triatomine bugs, these blood-sucking insects can carry in their feces and pass on to humans the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi that…

Neon, the independent distributor behind Academy Award-winning films such as “Parasite” and “I, Tonya,” has tapped the merchant bank Raine to explore a sale of some or all of its business, according to three people familiar with the…

A new method to combat malaria which sees the disease turn against itself could offer an effective treatment for the hundreds of millions of people infected globally each year, as the efficacy of current antimalarial drugs weakens. The…

Seventy-five years on from the inception of the Cannes Film Festival, its coveted Palme d’Or remains one of the industry’s highest honors. The prize has been bestowed upon some of the greatest auteurs in history—Roberto Rossellini, Orson…

A new method blocks the protein regulation of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii and causes it to die off inside the host cell. Toxoplasmosis is one of the most widespread zoonoses worldwide. It is an infectious disease that can be transmitted…