Scientists to give people malaria to study long-term effects
People are to be sent from Oxford to the Netherlands to be deliberately infected with a form of malaria so scientists can ...
Skin-penetrating nematodes' love-hate relationship with COâ‚‚ could lead to new parasitic infection treatments
In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, ...
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For Chimpanzees, Peeing May Be Contagious—Just Like Yawning Is for Humans, Study Finds
Scientists suggest captive chimpanzees engage in 'socially contagious urination'—that is, when one primate starts peeing, others quickly follow suit ...
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Lonely sunfish in Japan aquarium cheered up by human photos, staff uniforms
Fish have feelings too – at least if a lonesome sunfish in a Japanese aquarium is anything to go by. Animal caretakers at the ...