Immunology
Protein may slow progression of emphysema, study finds
A protein generated as part of our body's immune response to intestinal worms could slow the progression of emphysema, according to a Rutgers study.
Dec 4, 2018
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Genetics
Largest parasitic worm genetic study hatches novel treatment possibilities
The largest genomic study of parasitic worms to date has identified hundreds of thousands of new genes and predicted many new potential drug targets and drugs. The research from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, Washington University ...
Nov 5, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New model for the development of hookworm vaccines – bacteria eating worms
Having identified the complex physicochemical fingerprint of the parasitic hookworm, Necator americanus, researchers at the University of Nottingham set about changing the diet of a 'friendly' microscopic worm to assess the ...
Nov 5, 2018
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Why drugs alone won't stop the spread of parasitic worms in Africa
Deworming has become a common practise across the world. It has proved very successful reducing the burden of parasitic worms among children by more than 50%.
Oct 10, 2018
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New urine dipstick test detects cause of disease that blinds millions
Scientists at Scripps Research have developed a urine diagnostic to detect the parasitic worms that cause river blindness, also called onchocerciasis, a tropical disease that afflicts 18 to 120 million people worldwide.
Aug 27, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Parasitic flatworms affect millions in developing countries, but new research offers hope
Around 25-30% of humans are currently infected with at least one parasitic worm species. The diseases they cause can be devastating. Worm infections can lead to diverse and chronic conditions such as scarring of the eyes ...
Jun 29, 2018
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Parasitic worms need their intestinal microflora too
Scientists at The University of Manchester have cast new light on a little understood group of worm infections, which collectively afflicts 1 in 4 people, mainly children—in the developing the world.
Mar 14, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gut microbes influence severity of intestinal parasitic infections
A new study indicates that the kinds of microbes living in the gut influence the severity and recurrence of parasitic worm infections in developing countries. The findings, by researchers at Washington University School of ...
Mar 9, 2018
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Immunology
Tapeworms could prevent, treat inflammatory bowel disease in children
New research suggests that parasitic worms could someday help prevent or treat pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The study, published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology—Gastrointestinal and Liver ...
Mar 2, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Physiochemical 'fingerprint' of parasitic 'American murderer' uncovered
The physical and chemical 'fingerprint' profile of a parasitic worm, dubbed the 'American murderer,' which infects hundreds of millions of people worldwide, has been uncovered for the first time by researchers at the University ...
Dec 7, 2017
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