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Share on PinterestResearch suggests that gut parasites infect almost one-quarter of the world’s population.Experts think that almost one-quarter of the world’s population is infected with a gut parasite of some kind. Humans evolved with parasitic worms, which have driven genetic diversity in people more than climate, diet, bacteria, or viruses.Today, tapeworm infections remain relatively common,…

Share on PinterestA test for type 1 diabetes developed in European populations may be effective in people of Indo-European ancestry.Although people often use the word diabetes to describe one condition, there are actually two different types of diabetes.Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that causes damage to the beta cells in the pancreas that…

Share on PinterestPeople, especially women, living in crowded homes may have a higher risk of contracting SARS-CoV-2.Image credit: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesSARS-CoV-2, which is the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, can spread when a person coughs or sneezes, when they make physical contact with someone else, and when they touch a surface that is contaminated with the…

A new study has found that nanosponges — tiny, bio-friendly plastics coated in lung and immune cell membranes — act as a decoy for SARS-CoV-2, neutralizing the virus.Share on PinterestResearcher and associate professor Anna Honko prepares the assay.Image credit: Courtesy of the Griffiths lab at Boston University’s NEIDL.A team of scientists has found that a…

Share on PinterestNew research in mice suggests that vitamin A treatment may improve eyesight in diabetes.New research has shown that a single dose of the chromophore 9-cis-retinal, an analog of vitamin A, can significantly improve reduced visual function in mice with diabetes.The research, which appears in The American Journal of Pathology, may help scientists develop…