Pregnancy malaria (PM) due to Plasmodium falciparum ... During PM, parasites typically sequester in the placenta, whereas peripheral blood smears often appear negative. In addition, many infected ...

which is Giemsa stained and examined under oil immersion for the presence of malaria parasites in red blood cells. Thick blood smears concentrate dehemoglobinized red blood cells to improve ...

If you can't quite remember what your blood type is -- don't worry. That just means you're among the 33% of Americans who don't know their blood type. But it is good information to know ...

Labcorp is now offering a blood-based biomarker test in the U.S. to support the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. The immunoassay measures the ratio of ptau-217 and beta amyloid 42, two distinct ...

I was so scared ahead of my first smear test that I put off booking it for nearly a year. Once I did get in the room, I almost immediately burst into tears. 'I'm so sorry,' I remember telling the ...

Malaria is caused by parasites that are spread by mosquitoes when they feed on human blood. (Image credit: BSIP via Getty Images) In another experiment, the researchers modeled how nitisinone ...

A recent study has identified a new medication, nitisinone, which has the potential to suppress the mosquito population and control malaria. Watch this report for more details! Elon Musk to Mark ...

This medication shortens the lifespan of mosquitoes when it is ingested through human or animal blood, limiting the insects’ ability to spread malaria. But ivermectin is toxic to the environment and ...

A drug for a rare disease makes human blood deadly to mosquitoes and could help in the fight against malaria, researchers have found. Several methods are currently used to reduce mosquito numbers ...

The Bucks were dealt an unexpected setback Tuesday when it was announced that All-Star guard Damian Lillard would be out indefinitely because of a blood clot in his right calf. However ...