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Scientists develop "mosquito STD" to combat malaria
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (339+ words) The researchers used a deadly fungus that spreads during mating to target mosquitoes that spread disease to humans. image: Mosquitoes gathered in a container at the Raymond St. Leger lab at the University of Maryland, College Park. view more Credit:…...
Study shows promise in targeting the parasite that causes malaria
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (502+ words) New approach targets parasites that cause malaria instead of mosquitoes that carry them Researchers have identified a type of chemical compound that, when applied to insecticide-treated bed nets, appears to kill the malaria-causing parasite in mosquitoes. Published today in the…...
New study on avian malaria finds most of Hawaii's birds contribute to deadly pathogen's transmission
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (422+ words) Research led by UC Santa Cruz finds that both non-native and native birds play a key role in the transmission of a disease that has contributed to the extinction of over a dozen species of Hawaii's native birds image: A…...
Avian malaria widespread across Hawai'i bird communities, new UH study finds
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (405+ words) A new study led by a University of'Hawai'i'at M'noa researcher shows that'avian'malaria can be transmitted by nearly all forest bird species in'Hawai'i, helping explain why the disease is present almost everywhere mosquitoes are found across the islands. The research,'published…...
Cutting off parasite's energy supply could help fight malaria
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (282+ words) Blocking the breaking down of sugar starves, kills parasite In 2023, malaria caused 597000 deaths worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, with most occurring in Africa, where the deadliest malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, is most prevalent. Once inside the body of…...
The people behind the memorial stones on one Trondheim street
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1635+ words) A rare written account of a Jewish immigrant's life in Trondheim, Norway, sheds light on what the country was like for Jews before the Second World War image: Selik, Salomon, Abraham, Mina and Sara Mahler, who grew up in Trondheim,…...
The most prominent trend in Holocaust commemoration worldwide is a growing focus on the rescuers of Jews
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (177+ words) Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Tel Aviv University publishes its annual report, For a Righteous Cause" image: The Holocaust Memorial in Luxembourg City, August 2025. view more Credit: Tel Aviv University Embargoed until Tuesday (27 January) at 11: 00 (Israel time) Study: The…...
Grenade dumping in Lake Mj'sa
2+ week, 4+ day ago (54+ words) (IMAGE)Eurek Alert! Grenade dumping in Lake Mj'sa in 1999. Raufoss Ammunition Factory used its own boat for the dumping. Use only in association with articles about this research and with proper credit. More on this News Release Huge quantities of…...
British redcoat's lost memoir reveals harsh realities of life as a disabled veteran
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (509+ words) image: Actor Chris Mc Kay playing Shadrack Byfield (centre)in the 2011 PBS documentary 'The War of 1812'. This battlescene represents the Battle of Frenchtown in January 1813 in which Byfield was wounded in the neck. view more "They came and pushed me…...