Coconut supplies energy building medium chain fatty acids, micro-flora support and
defence against parasites and pathogens thanks to lauric acid and monolaurin.
Not exact matches
A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has uncovered the mystery behind the potent
parasite - killing effect of artemisinin, a drug that is considered to be the last line of
defence against malaria.
Pearls are made by marine oysters and freshwater mussels as a natural
defence against an irritant such as a
parasite entering their shell or damage to their fragile body.
In a huge boost to the global fight
against malaria, researchers have discovered how the malaria
parasite protects itself by building resistance
against the last - line in antimalarial medications, and how a new medical treatment can overcome the
parasite's
defences.
The immune system is a
defence that guards the body
against bacteria, fungi or
parasites.