Scientists identify new leads for treating parasitic worm disease
A research team supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Roadmap and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has identified chemical compounds that hold promise as potential therapies for schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease that afflicts more than 200 million...Rooks Show Intelligence in Catching the Worm
Experiment shows that these birds can use tools to solve problems THURSDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Rooks aren't birdbrains, research shows. A U.K. study found that the members of the corvid, or crow, family can use stones to raise the level of water in a container to bring a flo...Ancient Worm Disease Could Be Eradicated Within Two Years, UN Agency Reports
Guinea worm, an ancient parasitic disease causing tennis-ball-size ulcers so painful that victims feel as if they are on fire, could in less than two years// become the second illness after smallpox to be pushed into oblivion, thanks to water treatment and other preventive methods, the United Natio...Guinea Worm Disease Will Be Wiped Out Soon
Dracunculiasis or the guinea worm disease is almost eradicated from the planet earth. //This disease which has been affecting people since ancient times could be exterminated in a couple of years from now. This was announced by the World Health Organization. Currently around 25,000 people in n...A Worm Turns: Banking on Blood From a Little Lugworm
An inconspicuous lugworm has aroused scientists' curiosity, as a potential provider of artificial blood, indeed considered a breakthrough in the medical field.// The red liquid that courses through our veins, very much our lifeline has always been in great demand. Often, there is a huge scamper for...Protein Link Between Cancer In Humans And Lifespan Of A Worm Found
It was reported in the journal Science that a team of Californian researchers have claimed that a protein that can prevent cancer in people also plays an important role in making microscopic worms live longer//. The scientists failed to explain the logic behind the statistical equation, the longer ...Protein Secreted By Worm Eggs Holds Key To Anti-inflammatory Therapy
In a startling discovery, researchers from UK show that proteins secreted by eggs of the parasite - Schistosoma mansoni - might hold the key to the next anti-inflammatory therapy // . Their study findings appear in the November issue of the Journal of Experimental Medicine. Schistosoma ...The Origin of the Brain Lies in a Worm
The rise of the central nervous system [CNS] in animal evolution has puzzled scientists for centuries. Vertebrates, insects and worms evolved// from the same ancestor, but their CNSs are different and were thought to have evolved only after their lineages had split during evolution. Researchers fro...Researchers gain ground in efforts to fight parasite infection
... DALLAS May 26, 2009 New findings by researchers UT Southwestern Medical Center are accelerating efforts to eradicate worm infections that afflict a third of the world's population. The new findings, available online and in an upcoming issue of the Proceedings of the N...Muscle deterioration in patients with lung disease seen connected to CO2
...lts of their research appeared in a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) in the US. They used the worm C. elegans , in which many basic processes are discovered, to study its response to induced elevated carbon dioxide levels. They found that levels ex...To swim or to crawl: For the worm it's a no brainer
A study at the University of Leeds has shown, for the first time, that C. elegans worms crawl and swim using the same gait, overturning the widely accepted belief that these two behaviours are completely different. The findings have important implications for biologists and geneticists using C...Mate or hibernate? That's the question worm pheromones answer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. If worms could talk, they might tell potential suitors, "I like the way you wriggle," complete with that telltale come slither look. But worms send their valentines via signals known as pheromones, a complex chemical code researchers are now cracking, according to a study publis...Bloodless worm sheds light on human blood, iron deficiency
Using a lowly bloodless worm, University of Maryland researchers have discovered an important clue to how iron carried in human blood is absorbed and transported into the body. The finding could lead to developing new ways to reduce iron deficiency, the worlds number one nutritional disorder. Wit...CU-Boulder worm study sheds light on human aging, inherited diseases
Microscopic worms used for scientific research are living longer despite cellular defects, a discovery that is shedding light on how the human body ages and how doctors could one day limit or reverse genetic mutations that cause inherited diseases, according to a new University of Colorado at Boul...Surprise in the organic orchard -- a healthier worm in the apple
Insects can catch more than a cold from certain viruses. Some viruses can be lethal to pest species - turning their insides to soup - without harming beneficial insects or other organisms. Hence they are used as an environmentally friendly means of biological crop protection worldwide. The proverb...'Early bird' project really gets the worm
BATON ROUGE Scientists from the LSU Museum of Natural Science, or MNS, recently participated in a project joining together the most prominent ornithological research programs in the world. This study the largest study of bird genetics ever completed has not only shaken up the avian evolutionary ...Asexual worm quickly adapts to soil contamination
Soil contaminants lead to rapid genetic adaptations in the nematode Acrobeloides nanus. The worms from contaminated soil live longer and lay more eggs under polluted conditions than the worms from unpolluted soil. Dutch-sponsored researcher Agnieszka Doroszuk demonstrated this in her study into the...Algal protein in worm neurons allows remote control of behavior by light
By introducing expression of a special green-algae gene into neurons of the tiny, transparent nematode C. elegans, researchers have been able to elicit specific behavioral responses by simply illuminating animals with blue light. The work paves the way for better understanding of how neurons commun...Small worm yields big clue on muscle receptor action
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified an elusive subunit of a neurotransmitter receptor found in both humans and the much-studied laboratory nematode C. elegans which may open new pathways of research on muscle function. The neurotransmitter acetylcholine binds to t...UCSF researchers help crack parasite genome, identify drug leads
...cally interrupt parasite development in humans and alleviate the significant morbidity associated with the disease. "Research with the schistosome worm presents a number of unique challenges not found with single-celled organisms, bacteria or viruses," he said. "Developing a screening system required ...New method may accelerate drug discovery for difficult diseases like Parkinson's
... modes of action in mind, Kritzer and colleagues are now trying to figure out how the new cyclic peptides work. Using the Lindquist yeast model and a worm model of Parkinson's disease from the Caldwell lab at the University of Alabama, they confirmed that the effective cyclic peptides have the same poten...Novel drug discovery tool could identify promising new therapies for Parkinson's disease
...ha-synuclein toxicity. Dr. Lindquist's team collaborated with other researchers to test these two cyclic peptides in C. elegans, a millimeter-long worm with a small number of dopamine-producing neurons that are easy to examine and count. Those neurons are vulnerable to alpha-synuclein toxicity, but th...Growing old together: Yeast, worms and people may age by similar mechanisms
...Kaeberlein and Brian Kennedy of the University of Washington conducted a genome-wide analysis of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans , to identify genes that may regulate aging in humans. Nematodes and humans are more similar to each other on an evolutionary...Mechanism for the in-vivo transport of siRNA
...ternative doors be" The ETH Zurich researchers remembered that a gene product Sid1, which is necessary for the cellular uptake of siRNA, occurs in the worm Caenorhabditis elegans. The corresponding gene also has a homologue in mammals. By inactivating it, the scientists showed that it is also necessary in...WTN Exclusive Interview with Josh Heling
... continued evolution and successfulness of automated network attacks worms, viruses, etc. It pays neve r to underestimate this threat. The SQLSlammer worm took down a 10,000+ node network in mere minutes. WTN: And on the other hand, what disappoints you most? JH: The success of many viruses i...UW-Madison Battles Prolific Computer Virus
...fects the computer. The virus then sends itself to other victims using a random e-mail address from the address book, making it difficult to trace the worm back to its source. It sends multiple e-mails simultaneously and spreads to other computers on a shared network. To further contain the spread of ...Fake Microsoft E-Mails Are WORMS in Disguise
...ia e-mail and network shares. It is a Mass-Mailing worm which disables processes related to security softw...irewall software. According to Microsoft, the worm typically spoofs an address ending in @microsoft.... The following products may be affected by this worm are Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, ...ZP200 Vertical Lift Wedge Table from Parker Hannifin Corporation
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