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 ...
Sociable sunfish that fell ill because it missed humans so much when aquarium was shut down recovers after cardboard cut-out people are put in front of its tank
The creature suffered a bout of health issues and stopped eating jellyfish when the aquarium it called home in Japan shut ...
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'Contagious' peeing may have deep evolutionary roots, chimp study suggests
People often go to the bathroom in groups, and according to new research chimpanzees do the same, possibly to strengthen ...
Japanese aquarium cheers up lonely sunfish with cardboard cutouts of people
How do you perk up a lonely fish? This may sound like the start of a particularly silly joke, but it was a very real ...
Lonely sunfish in Japan gets cardboard human friends
Staff members believe the sunfish stopped eating when the aquarium was temporarily closed because it was lonely.
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Researchers shed light on parasite problem
Scientists have predicted that the rate of foodborne trematode infections will remain stable up to 2030. Foodborne ...