Predatory prawns effectively combat major parasite
Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 21:11
in Health & Medicine
In the late 1970s, a new drug held the promise of wiping out a disease that currently affects more than 250 million people. Nearly 40 years later, the drug, praziquantel, has yet to make a dent in the global burden of schistosomiasis, an infestation of parasitic flatworms that can cause liver failure, bladder cancer and […]