The management of Leishmania donova ni (LD), responsible for fatal visceral leishmaniasis (VL), faces increasing challenges due to rising drug-unresponsiveness, leading to increasing treatment ...

Trypanosomes are parasites that cause deadly diseases ... "I was using cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to generate a structure of the complex, but the flexible parts were never resolved in ...

Trypanosomes are parasites that cause sleeping sickness ... "I was using cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to generate a structure of the complex, but the flexible parts were never resolved ...

Trypanosomes are parasites that cause sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, and various animal diseases. Diagnosis and treatment remain complex and no effective vaccine has been developed. A better ...

Brain parasites, those that infect the central nervous system ... To diagnose the disease, the parasite must be seen under a microscope in a sample such as cerebrospinal fluid. Treatment involves ...

A technique invented by the lab, known as Electron Microscopy-Based Polyclonal Epitope Mapping (EMPEM), lets the researchers see exactly where on the HIV virus antibodies bind. When they carried out ...

Around the world, pathogens and parasites are responding to the changes in unexpected ways, fueling the rise of pandemics and the extinction of countless plant and animal species. But all is not lost.

Medical experts have issued an urgent warning after a disturbing case of beef tapeworm infection emerged from consuming "Soi Ju" (raw minced beef), a popular Thai dish. The incident has sparked ...

With the latter, you could also use an older Raspberry Pi 2 or Raspberry Pi (1) SBC. OpenFlexure Connect is an electron-based client for the OpenFlexure Microscope pre-installed on the aforementioned ...

Under the microscope ... of malaria parasites and other parasites endemic to the region. “In a typical resource-limited setting like ours, nobody has an electron microscope,” Aniweh says.

An ecologist shares his passion for parasites. From their vital roles in nature, to strange super powers and extraordinarily complex life cycles, parasites are natural wonders worthy of protection.

Researchers have designed and built the world’s first microscope made entirely from 3D-printed parts. And because the open-source plans are already available online, almost anyone can assemble ...