Parasite Drove Natural Selection in Amazonian Indigenous Groups
The findings could help researchers understand why some individuals are more vulnerable to deadly Chagas disease. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - March 13, 2023 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
Links 3/12/2023
Mutant, Parasitic Impostor Queens Lurk in Ant Colonies NYT. And speaking of zombies: Something in the zeitgeist…. 19 States That Have Passed Permanent Daylight Saving Time and Why They Haven’t Implemented It Gizmodo. 2:00AM: And there it is. I just lost a [family blogging] hour, and for no good…#queenslurk #antcolonies #hanni #vietnam #channelnewsasia #democrat #democrats #growreenchanted #worldasalve #burnoutmarginalian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
One of North America ’s most dangerous invasive species is hitchhiking on fish
Zebra mussels (
Dreissena polymorpha
) are one of the most catastrophic aquatic invasive species in North America. Native to Russia and Ukraine, these fingernail-size mollusks have spread around the world, often carried in ballast water—used to stabilize boats—as larvae, where they’ve caused billions of dollars of damage to fisheries, water treatment facilities, and other aquatic industries by clogging intake pipes and robbing nutrients from ecosystems. Now, researchers have discovered a new way they invade—by hitchhiking on fish.
The scientists made the observation while assessing fish communities ...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 10, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Indigenous groups in the Amazon evolved resistance to deadly Chagas
Humans have evolved to have some remarkable superpowers. People can thrive at high altitudes, dive for long periods underwater, and even tolerate a glass of lactose-rich milk well into adulthood. Now, a new study of Indigenous peoples from the Amazon rainforest reveals one more such adaptation: a genetic resistance to the endemic parasite responsible for deadly Chagas disease. The study’s findings could help scientists develop desperately needed new therapies for the disease, which infects roughly 6 million people in Latin America and is a leading cause of death in the region.
“This paper is very important,” sa...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 8, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Parasites that feasted on extinct Tasmanian tiger still exist
Parasites that once feasted on the extinct Tasmanian tiger, otherwise known as the Thylacine, surprisingly still exist today. One of these parasites, a species of flea, has managed to survive even though the last known Tasmanian tiger died in 1936. Thylacines were native to the Australian…#tasmanian #australian #tasmania #newguinea #mackenziekwak #hokkaidouniversity #aussie #thylacine #londonzoo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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Source: WormBase - March 2, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Ranjana Kishore Tags: community news ParaSite parasite genomes parasites Wormbase Parasite Source Type: news
Ecologists Use Museum Specimens to Dig into the Parasitic Past
New techniques to quantify what lived in and on preserved animals throw light on how parasite abundance has changed over time. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - March 1, 2023 Category: Science Tags: Notebook Magazine Issue Source Type: news
Jimmy Carter's final foe: A parasitic worm that preyed on millions in Africa and Asia
One of former President Carter's biggest hopes is wiping out an infectious parasitic disease that's plagued humans for millennia. How close is he? (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - February 27, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Jenny Jarvie Source Type: news
In his final days, Jimmy Carter on cusp of a humanitarian goal: Eradicating a parasitic worm
One of former President Carter's biggest hopes is wiping out an infectious parasitic disease that's plagued humans for millennia. How close is he? (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - February 27, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Jenny Jarvie Source Type: news
Doctors who touted ivermectin as covid fix now pushing it for flu, RSV
This group of doctors championed ivermectin as a covid "miracle" drug without scientific evidence. Now they're pushing the anti-parasitic for flu and RSV. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - February 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lauren Weber Source Type: news
The Best Picture Race? Ten Nominees In Search Of A Love Story
Something is missing from the year’s Best Picture nominees. Well, yes, The Woman King, Till and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. We know the black-themed films didn’t register. But something even more elemental than race was shut out of the nominations for Hollywood’s top award, the Best Picture…#blackpanther #wakandaforever #hollywood #wayofwater #academy #oscars #parasite #admittedly #soundofmetal #blackmessiah (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
' Everything Everywhere All at Once' Wins PGA Award for Best Picture
Momentum is back on Everything Everywhere All at Once’s side. The highest-grossing film in distributor A24’s history was honored with the Producers’ Guild of America’s award for best theatrical motion picture, a major indication of strength. The movie will head into the final week of Oscar…#dankwan #danielscheinert #jonathanwang #everythingeverywhere #westernfront #bafta #parasite #lalaland #moonlight #coda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Near-eradication of a debilitating parasitic disease is a pillar of Carter's legacy
In 2015, millions of people around the world tuned in to hear President Jimmy Carter announce that his cancer -- metastatic melanoma -- had spread to his brain, but he didn't focus solely on his own disease. Rather, he used the international attention to talk about an illness he did not have. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - February 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scabies: What It Is, Symptoms, Treatment & More
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 -- Talk about the stuff of nightmares. You have extremely itchy skin at bedtime, not to mention a pimple-like rash. What is it?
Those are fairly clear signs of scabies, a microscopic parasitic infestation where mites burrow... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 16, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
The Water Crisis No One In America Is Fixing
On Feb. 3, 2022, a train loaded with toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, igniting a fire and forcing the controlled release and burn of vinyl chloride, a known cancer-causing compound, to avert a disastrous explosion. The environmental catastrophe killed thousands of fish in nearby streams and has triggered growing concerns over the impact on residents’ health and on the village’s surface, ground, and well water.
East Palestine joins a long list of other places in the United States facing major threats to clean water. In October 2022, a campaign called “Imagine a Day Without Water” ask...
Source: TIME: Health - February 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Bryn Nelson Tags: Uncategorized climate change freelance Health Care Source Type: news
