Mixed Schistosome Infections Weaken Praziquantel Cure Rates in Congo Village Study
A nine-week study in a Congolese village co-endemic for two schistosome species found that mixed infections significantly reduced praziquantel cure ...
Tag: schistosomiasis
Ghana Pilots Simple Home-Visit Checklist to Find Hidden Tropical Diseases
A three-month pilot in Ghana shows that community health officers can detect over a thousand suspected neglected tropical disease cases ...
Snail Surveillance Study Maps Schistosomiasis Hotspots Across East Africa
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 17 studies covering more than 72,000 freshwater snails finds persistent Schistosoma infection in East ...
Parasite Adhesion Receptor Emerges as Drug Target in Schistosomiasis Study
Computational structural analysis of Schistosoma mansoni integrins identifies the Smα1/Smβ1 heterodimer as a plausible RGD-recognizing receptor, offering a new experimentally ...
Rice Feeds Half the World but Costs Water, Climate and Health: Scientists Demand a Planetary Health Reset
Researchers writing in Nature Water argue that rice production's impacts on water resources, greenhouse gas emissions and vector-borne disease must ...
Hidden Infections and Scarred Livers: Urban Schistosomiasis Runs Deeper Than Brazil’s Official Numbers Suggest
A new cross-sectional study in Pernambuco, Brazil finds schistosomiasis prevalence near 29 percent and widespread liver fibrosis in an urban ...
Tiny RNA Molecule Pushes Schistosome Parasites Toward Self-Destruction
Researchers report that the microRNA sja-miR-2a-3p is enriched in reproductive tissues of Schistosoma japonicum and promotes apoptosis-related gene expression and ...
Deforestation Opens New Schistosomiasis Hotspots in Western Uganda
Forest clearance in western Uganda has created warmer freshwater habitats where disease-carrying snails and human schistosomiasis were detected beyond the ...
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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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