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Levels of omega-3 fatty acids in the blood are as good a predictor of mortality from any cause as smoking, according to a study involving the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), in collaboration with The Fatty Acid Research Institute in the United States and several universities in the United States and Canada. The …
Medical researchers at Osaka University have found that RIFIN proteins expressed on erythrocytes that were infected with Plasmodium falciparum help the parasite to suppress immune responses in the host, resulting in severe malaria. This research is expected to help in the further development of effective vaccines and in the development of therapeutic drugs against malaria. …