New research shows that parasitic nematodes, responsible for infecting more than a billion people globally, ... New curative therapy brings hope for the treatment of nodding syndrome. Jun 4, 2024.

In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, ...

The advancement will allow researchers to evaluate treatments that combat the disease caused by the parasites. The new method also may help scientists understand how the parasites develop resistance ...

Combining two agents to block a parasitic worm's life cycle boosted survival from a potentially deadly tropical disease to 85% in animal models, far better than either treatment alone, according ...

An academic-industry consortium has now unveiled a preclinical drug candidate that could halt the parasites after a seven-day treatment (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2019, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1816585116).

This year's Nobel Prize in Medicine has gone to researchers who created treatments for some of humanity's biggest scourges: river blindness, as well as other nematode diseases, and malaria.

Insect parasitic nematodes are small, round worms that complete part of their life cycle in insects. Several species can kill insects in this process, and some are marketed as a biological control ...

New research shows that parasitic nematodes, responsible for infecting more than a billion people globally, carry viruses that may solve the puzzle of why some cause serious diseases. A study led ...

Combining two agents to block a parasitic worm’s life cycle boosted survival from a potentially deadly tropical disease to 85% in animal models, far better than either treatment alone, according to a ...

Diverse RNA viruses of parasitic nematodes can elicit antibody responses in vertebrate hosts. Nature Microbiology , 2024; DOI: 10.1038/s41564-024-01796-6 Cite This Page : ...