Parasite infection poses a greater risk for African under-fives
Children under five living in sub-Saharan Africa are at greater risk than older children of developing a long-term parasitic disease, research suggests.
View ArticleUnderstanding the body's response to worms and allergies
Research from The University of Manchester is bringing scientists a step closer to developing new therapies for controlling the body's response to allergies and parasitic worm infections.
View ArticleMobile phone video microscope automates detection of parasites in blood
A research team led by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, has developed a new mobile phone microscope that uses video to automatically detect and quantify infection by parasitic worms...
View ArticleCannabis use in male African pygmies linked to decreased risk of parasitic...
In a population of Congo Basin foragers called the Aka, 67% of men—but only 6% of women—use cannabis, and the practice seems to protect against infection with parasitic worms.
View ArticleThe struggle between humans and parasites
The battle between humanity and parasites is a constant struggle. As parasites grow stronger by developing immunities, new treatments must be created in response. On the frontlines of this struggle are...
View ArticleResearchers find worm index closely associated with a nation's human...
With the Millennium Development Goals established by the United Nations in 2000 coming to an end in 2015, and the new Sustainable Development Goals now in the works to establish a set of targets for...
View ArticleMedics celebrate 'remarkable' step to eliminating flesh-burrowing worm
Health workers celebrated Friday a key step towards eradicating the flesh-burrowing guinea worm after South Sudan, once by far the worst affected country, said it had recorded no cases this year.
View ArticleLarge-scale treatment of parasitic-worm disease cost-effective
Stanford University School of Medicine researchers and their colleagues are calling for an urgent re-evaluation of global guidelines for the treatment of parasitic-worm diseases in light of a new study...
View ArticleParasite that causes lymphatic filariasis releases vesicles containing...
Lymphatic Filariasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by three different species of parasitic worm, which are spread between human hosts by mosquitos. The molecular interactions between the worm,...
View ArticleGene expression studies reveal drug combination effective against...
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by parasitic worms endemic in parts of Africa, Southeast Asia and Central and South America. It is currently treated by the drug praziquantel...
View ArticleCancer-causing parasite may accelerate wound healing
It's short, ugly and deadly. But James Cook University scientists have found a cancer-causing, parasitic worm could help patients recover from their wounds.
View ArticleResearcher confirms praziquantel safe after first trimester
A study by Rhode Island Hospital researchers confirmed that a drug used to treat a disease afflicting millions of people in developing countries is safe to give pregnant women following their first...
View ArticleAllergy is the price we pay for our immunity to parasites
New findings, published in PLOS Computational Biology, help demonstrate the evolutionary basis for allergy. Molecular similarities in food and environmental proteins that cause allergy (such as...
View ArticleLarge study sums up health issues for new child refugees to US
For refugee children newly arrived in the U.S., hepatitis B, tuberculosis, parasitic worms, high blood lead levels and anemia are among the top public health concerns covered by screening programs. In...
View ArticleStudy sheds light on why parasite makes TB infections worse
Scientists have shown how a parasitic worm infection common in the developing world increases susceptibility to tuberculosis. The study demonstrated that treating the parasite reduces lung damage seen...
View ArticleIndia launches campaign for deworming millions of children
Millions of Indian children are getting deworming treatment in a massive national campaign to prevent parasitic worms from infecting them and impairing their mental and physical development.
View ArticleWorms use immune system to extract food from cells
White blood cells are usually our allies in fighting infections, but new research shows that when Trichinella worms first invade muscle cells, one particular type of white blood cell doesn't attack –...
View ArticleKey protein that by protecting the body from damage in hookworm infections...
Researchers in the School of Medicine at the University of California, Riverside have identified an immune protein in mice that is quickly triggered in the body following infection and serves to...
View ArticleParasites could hold the key to halting MS
Parasitic worms are typically something we're keen to avoid, but new research from UTS's ithree institute shows that controlled infection of parasites could be harnessed to prevent the progression of...
View ArticleRamping up treatment of parasitic worm disease cost-effective, researchers find
Millions of people in the developing world could be spared from lifelong disability—or possible death—from parasitic worm diseases under a vastly expanded treatment program that is cost-effective,...
View ArticleInfections with the parasitic worm W bancrofti associated with increased risk...
People infected with a parasitic worm called Wuchereria bancrofti in areas where HIV is endemic may be more likely to acquire HIV than people who are not infected with the worm, according to a new...
View ArticleMajor drug initiatives are best way to curb threat from parasites
Large-scale programmes to treat a life-threatening disease could improve the health of millions despite concerns about their long-term effects, a study suggests.
View ArticleStudy suggests Nodding syndrome caused by response to parasitic protein
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have uncovered new clues to the link between Nodding syndrome, a devastating form of pediatric epilepsy found in specific areas of east Africa, and a...
View ArticleParasites clue to why allergies are more common in developed countries
A molecular mechanism which could explain why allergies are more common in developed countries has been discovered by researchers at The University of Nottingham.
View ArticleSanitation access linked to children's growth and health
An estimated 1 billion people in the world live without access to any type of sanitation facility, such as a toilet or latrine. Sanitation access is known to be associated with the risk of transmitting...
View ArticleInfectious diseases A-Z: Will eating undercooked pork make you sick?
Eating raw or undercooked pork infected with the parasitic worms, Trichinella spiralis, can lead to trichinosis.
View ArticleStrongyloidiasis worm infects many Australians, yet hardly anybody has heard...
We all know about parasites, like tapeworms that can get into our intestines if we eat infected undercooked meat. There are many types of parasitic worms, including flatworms and roundworms, and they...
View ArticleSnail fever progression linked to nitric oxide production
Bilharzia, caused by a parasitic worm found in freshwater called Schistosoma, infects around 200 million people globally and its advance can lead to death, especially in children in developing countries.
View ArticleIntestinal worms may solve allergy puzzle
While young people with parasite worms currently have a four times higher risk for developing allergies and asthma than others. Their parents are generally unaffected.
View ArticlePhysiochemical '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...
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