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A woman developed a persistent infection, and doctors couldn't pinpoint the cause for many months.

A study published in the journal Science reveals how jumping fragments of human DNA, a type of genetic parasite, destabilize the cancer genome. Unstable genomes are a fertile playground for cancer ...

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Scientists have found that a special component in some people's blood provides them with natural protection against malaria. A recent study has demonstrated that a genetic variant named rs112233623-T ...

An international team of scientists has shed light on the development of the malaria parasite and has identified a unique protein essential for its survival and transmission, which offers a promising ...

Parents are being urged to monitor their children closely as demand for threadworm treatment has surged by 73% compared to ...

A parasite that may already be hiding in your brain has a shocking survival trick: it can infect the very immune cells sent to destroy it. Yet most people never get sick, and new research from UVA ...

Ribosomes are the components of cells that read RNA and build proteins. Without the ribosome, the chemistry of life would ...