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Blastocystis Research Foundation
  To find us, just Google 'Blastocystis'........without the hominis

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Blastocystis 'hominis'  News

 March 25, 2011: Research publish complete genome sequence of Blastocystis

March 23, 2011: Culinary herbs common in Southeast Asian cooking inhibit growth of Blastocystis in-vitro

February 12, 2011: Diagnostic methods commonly used in laboratories fail to identify most Blastocystis infections

January 17, 2011: US FDA researchers report on new assay for Blastocystis
 
November 18, 2010: BRF co-authors study on detection of Blastocystis in samples from patients with inflammatory bowel disease and IBS

March 4, 2010:  Rats infected with Blastocystis exhibit high levels of oxidative stress in a new paper from Parasitology Research

February 10, 2010: Are any of the antiprotozoal drugs really eradicating Blastocystis 'hominis' infection in patients?  A recent review: "Eradication of Blastocystis carriage with antimicrobials: reality or delusion?" says they may not be working.

February 9, 2010: Patients with ulcerative colitis are more likely to experience a relapse in illness if they are infected with Blastocystis and other protozoa

January 15, 2010: BRF co-authors the world's first report on subtyping of Blastocystis 'hominis' isolates from Egypt

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NOTE: The correct term is now Blastocystis not Blastocystis 'hominis' as there is no Blastocystis unique to humans.

What We Do

BRF works with scientists in more than 11 countries to help stop the what has become the world's fastest growing pandemic protozoal disease.   

 Click here to view summaries of all of BRF's papers on the NIH's Pubmed Database

We focus our efforts in these areas:

Advocacy

We work to change policies and practices that keep people with chronic gastrointestinal illness sick and dependent on medical attention.

Clinically Relevant Research

We are part of a global movement to address gastrointestinal illness using scientific methods.  We help researchers in different countries communicate with each other, and we conduct original research in the United States.

Diagnostics and Treatment

We work to make sure patients have access to reliable diagnostics and treatments for Blastocystis 'hominis' infection.  We publish studies on the reliability of existing diagnostics and treatments, and work to develop ones that are more reliable.

Health Policy Research

We do the research that helps understand the best places to spend medical research dollars.