A second man from Albany, N.Y., aged 66, who received the donor’s other kidney also developed a parasitic infection, the ...

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A second transplant patient also became infected, leading their doctors to surmise that their new kidneys were likely to ...

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The 61-year-old man received a new kidney from a deceased donor after being diagnosed with “nephrosclerosis-related end-stage ...

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The experiment was a striking attempt to investigate weight control. For six weeks, a group of mice gorged on lard-enriched mouse chow, then scientists infected the mice with worms. The worms wriggled ...

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Avian blood parasites, predominantly comprising haemosporidians such as Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon, have emerged as significant factors influencing bird health, survival and ...

A 61-year-old man thought he was on his way to recovery after receiving a donated kidney, but his life soon took a turn for the worse. Two months after the transplant procedure, the man was back in ...

Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite, is silently affects brain signaling - possibly altering neural balance even in people without ...