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10/06/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Treating drug-resistant malaria with gum arabic tree

The emergence of drug-resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum is considered a potentially considerable threat. The authors of a study published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine wanted to know if the extract from the gum arabic tree (Acacia nilotica) can be used as an effective alternative treatment for malaria. The researchers obtained extracts from the […]

07/24/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Researchers identify the major sources of E. coli breakouts on several beaches on Lake Michigan

The beach may be the hottest destination during the summer, but not so much when it’s infested with Escherichia coli, a bacterium commonly found in feces. Just this year, several beaches in Lake Michigan closed because of E. coli advisories. Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Michigan State University looked into the issue […]

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