Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Guinea worm eradication effort enters 'most difficult' phase
The Carter Center said Tuesday that only 13 human cases of Guinea worm disease were reported worldwide last year.
Jan 25, 2023
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News tagged with parasitic worms
Immunology
Newly discovered 'danger signal' may spur vaccine development and allergy treatment
A study of how injured mouse cells trigger immune responses suggests novel strategies for preventing and treating everything from parasites to allergies in humans.
Aug 4, 2022
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Medications
Experts warn about the need for seeking novel treatments for parasitic worm diseases
Advances in biology and medicinal chemistry, in conjunction with rising investment in research, have led to the development of promising new candidate treatments for some of the main neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in ...
Jul 5, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ancient skeletons reveal the history of worm parasites in Britain
New research led by researchers from the Departments of Biology and Archaeology, Oxford, and published today in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, reveals the scale of parasitic worm infections in Britain from the Prehistoric ...
Apr 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Global eradication of Guinea worm disease urged as cases halved in 2021 to record low
The number of human cases of Guinea worm disease halved in 2021 to a record low of 14, putting the goal of global eradication in sight, the US-based Carter Center has announced.
Feb 2, 2022
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Medical research
Identifying a new target for treating schistosomiasis
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) represent a group of about 20 conditions that affect more than a billion people worldwide. They are diseases of poverty that impact people living in the poorest communities in terms of wealth, ...
Jan 6, 2022
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Immunology
Roundworm associated with lower lung-function and asthma in younger males
By looking at the exposure to the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides/suum in Nothern Europe (Norway, Denmark and Estonia), the study finds that younger men exposed to Ascaris had a striking reduction in lung function ...
Jan 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pharmacologists identify potential cure for tropical parasitic disease found in soil
Combining two agents to block a parasitic worm's life cycle boosted survival from a potentially deadly tropical disease to 85% in animal models, far better than either treatment alone, according to a proof-of-concept study ...
Dec 10, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chronic parasitic infections can affect vaccine efficacy: Lessons for COVID-19
Over a year since the first case of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, fast advances in vaccine development have given the world a fighting chance against the coronavirus. SARS-CoV-2 vaccines have become leading instruments against ...
Sep 13, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
No doctor should be prescribing ivermectin for COVID, expert says
Colorado State University Professor Brian Foy has been studying ivermectin for nearly a decade, long before it became a hot topic in the United States.
Sep 6, 2021
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