Machines Join the Hunt for New Schistosomiasis Drugs
A new review argues that machine learning can speed the search for schistosomiasis drugs only if paired with standardized, high-throughput ...
Tag: Schistosoma mansoni
Ivermectin Plus Low-Dose Gamma-Radiation Shows Synergy Against Schistosomiasis in Mice
In a controlled mouse study, combining ivermectin with two low doses of gamma-radiation reduced Schistosoma mansoni egg burdens, liver enzyme ...
Water Cues from Rival Snails Curb Schistosome Infections in Host Snails
Snail conditioned water from other snail species delayed parasite development and reduced cercarial production in Schistosoma mansoni-infected Biomphalaria alexandrina in ...
Single-Sex Schistosome Infections Rewire Lung Memory T Cells on Rechallenge
A mouse study shows that whether a first Schistosoma mansoni infection is single-sex or bisexual shapes pulmonary CD4+ memory T ...
Rapamycin impairs viability and reshapes autophagy gene expression in Schistosoma mansoni
A laboratory study finds that rapamycin reduces the viability of both juvenile and adult Schistosoma mansoni and alters autophagy gene ...
Case report identifies schistosomiasis mimicking advanced rectal cancer
An Ethiopian case report describes pseudotumoral rectal schistosomiasis mimicking locally advanced cancer until deep biopsies revealed eosinophil-rich inflammation and schistosome ...
Schistosomiasis detected in one in nine women delivering at Ugandan hospital
A cross-sectional study of 392 women delivering at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital in eastern Uganda found microscopically detectable schistosomiasis in ...
Urban Schistosomiasis Persists in Salvador, Brazil, but Falls Sharply Over 13 Years
A 13-year longitudinal study in Salvador, Brazil, found that urban Schistosoma mansoni transmission is largely local and that community-wide prevalence ...
Liposomal DNA formulation shifts immune responses in schistosomiasis mouse study
A liposome-complexed IPSE/α-1 DNA construct altered circulating IFN-γ, IL-4 and IL-10 in mice, but the study did not establish antigen-specific ...
Reanalysis links two snail gene regions to schistosome resistance
A reanalysis of an older genome-wide association study linked two genomic regions in Biomphalaria glabrata snails to resistance against Schistosoma ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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