Respiratory Parasite Named After Pokemon: ‘Pokemonas’

Razi Berry ‘Pokemonas’ live in round amoebae, similar to Pokémon, which are caught inside balls in the popular video game.  A research team at the University of Cologne has discovered previously undescribed bacteria in amoebae that are related to Legionella and may even cause disease. The researchers from Professor Dr Michael Bonkowski’s working group at […]

Study: Wormwood Tea Effective at Treating Schistosomiasis

Study: Wormwood Tea Effective at Treating Schistosomiasis

Razi Berry A recent study on the effects of sweet wormwood tea to treat schistosomiasis suggests a much more benign and accessible treatment for the common parasitic disease.1 Schistosomiasis Schistosomiasis is incredibly under-researched, yet is a fairly common parasitic infection in tropical places where sanitation conditions are questionable. The World Health Organization calls the disease […]