Malaria: the protective O blood group
It has long been known that the O blood type protects against the most severe form of malaria. Researchers have ...
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Mobilization of MPs around Lyme disease
A bill on Lyme disease has just been rejected. But the government intends to take up this issue in the ...
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The ambition linked to the toxoplasmosis parasite
© Getty imagesthe parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis is associated with a taste for entrepreneurship and risk-taking, according to a study ...
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Malaria: deadlier form spreads in Malaysia
A deadly new form of malaria is spreading in Southeast Asia. The variety of the parasite carrying the disease is ...
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A deadly parasite is heading for our continent
August 29, 2018. A worm, the schisostoma, responsible for a serious tropical disease, is said to be migrating to Europe. ...
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Woman borders on quadriplegia after swallowing parasite
July 16, 2018. A 35-year-old Dijon woman was treated for hydatidosis, a rare disease in humans, which could have cost ...
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Bilharzia in Corsica: who should get tested
The health authorities recommend carrying out a diagnosis of bilharzia in all people who have been in contact with water ...
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A parasite would increase fertility
© iStockPhotosAccording to a study published in the journal Science, and carried out among Bolivian women for 9 years, women ...
Read moreScratching: the mysteries of itching unraveled
Researchers have identified the molecule that controls the itchy scratching function of the brain. This peptide also acts to regulate ...
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