News articles tagged with 'Schistosoma'
Study of planarian hormones may aid in understanding parasitic flatworms
— 13 Oct 2010 15:42 | BiologyA study of peptide hormones in the brain of a seemingly primitive flatworm reveals the surprising complexity of its nervous system and opens up a new approach for combating a major…
Genome of parasitic flatworm that causes schistosomiasis decoded
— 15 Jul 2009 17:00 | HealthAn international team of scientists has sequenced the genome of Schistosoma mansoni, a parasitic worm, commonly known as a blood fluke, that infects 210 million in 76 countries through…
Gene map aims to combat blood flukes
— 30 Jun 2009 12:19 | HealthThe first microsatellite-based genetic linkage map has been published for Schistosoma mansoni, a blood fluke that is known to infect over 90 million people in Africa, the Middle East…
Mekong schistosomiasis more widespread than previously thought
— 19 Mar 2008 11:52 | HealthA new genetic analysis, published 19th March in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, suggests that the parasitic worm Schistosoma mekongi is more widespread than…
Schistosomiasis more debilitating than estimated
— 5 Mar 2008 13:57 | HealthPublic health researchers at Brown University have found that the health burden of an Asian strain of schistosomiasis is much more debilitating than previously thought…
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