Circadian rhythms appear to influence vulnerability to malaria parasites.
A discovery by McGill-affiliated researchers could lead to more effective treatment of malaria and other parasitic diseases.
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide. It kills more than half a million people each year, most of them children. Cerebral malaria is the deadliest form of the disease. "We explored how the circadian rhythms of both the host and the malaria parasite interact to affect the severity of the disease and the host's ability to fight off the parasite," said Priscilla Carvalho Cabral, a recent McGill PhD graduate who carried out the experiments described in two recent studies on the subject.
"Our results represent an important advance in knowledge since many of the mechanisms driving the rhythms in susceptibility to diseases, especially parasitic diseases, remain largely unknown," says Martin Olivier, Director of the Laboratory for the Study of Host-Parasite Interaction, a professor in McGill's Department of Microbiology and Immunology and co-author of the two studies.10.1016/j.isci.2024.
Insomnia Research Infectious Diseases Alzheimer's Research Pests And Parasites Microbiology Agriculture And Food Virology
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Streetlights running all night makes leaves so tough that insects can't eat them, threatening the food chainLight pollution disrupts circadian rhythms and ecosystems worldwide—but for plants, dependent on light for photosynthesis, its effects could be profound.
Read more »
An Honest Review of Vimergy Restful You Liquid Melatonin for Sleep 2024The Vimergy Restful You* Liquid Melatonin is a liquid melatonin supplement that delivers up to 5mg per serving. It’s a fast-absorbing formula designed to support overall sleep quality by improving the body’s circadian rhythm response through high-quality melatonin supplementation.
Read more »
Houston, Texas (US) job with Baylor College of Medicine (BCM)A postdoctoral position is available immediately in the Fu laboratory in the Department of Medicine for a translational research project studying the role of circadian homeostasis in tumor suppression focusing on obesity-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Read more »
Jody Denberg Retires, Moving Panoramas Singer Battles Cancer, and More Music NewsNews bites from around town
Read more »
San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2024: New food, drink choices plus returning favoritesJollof rice bowls, gator bites, lumpia join the lineup of jambalaya, gumbo, ribs, tacos
Read more »
New Indian Horror Movie Cracks Top 10 Box Office Chart Despite Very Competitive Movie ReleasesA Woman with a Demonic Face Bites a Man&39;s Finger in Stree 2
Read more »