Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that triggers specific immune responses in the body. Identifying those hidden immune signatures can help improve detection and treatment.
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While Nigeria has made progress in controlling some neglected tropical diseases, it should do more as it carries a heavy burden of these diseases.
Cell membranes are a basic structure common to most living organisms – but they can be hijacked.
Although there is no evidence yet that it affects COVID-19 vaccines, schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease, has been associated with lower vaccine immunity for several vaccines.
New research shows China’s claim to have eradicated this parasitic disease in the 1950s were false, and part of a big cover up.
Schistosome worms infect hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Researchers have discovered how to use inexpensive drones to identify disease hotspots in remote African villages.
There’s a big market for new treatments for TB, malaria and other ailments. But most of these diseases afflict low-income people unable to pay for medicine.
Entire populations of prawn ‘super-females’ are now being commercially distributed. The science behind this continues to advance and could have a far-reaching impact on both humans and animals.
Deworming needs to be accompanied by health awareness campaigns in order to reduce diseases from parasitic worms.
A new treatment which targets proteins in cells could be key for future schistosomiasis treatment.
We are used to the idea that modern technological inventions can have unforeseen consequences on health. Infamous examples include the anti-nausea drug thalidomide, which caused limb defects in unborn…
Scientists have cracked the genetic code and predicted some high priority drug targets for the blood parasite Schistosoma…
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Research Officer, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plant Studies (Cameroon) and Research fellow, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Parasitology, Aberystwyth University
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Reader, Department of History, University of Essex
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Research scientist, University of Cape Town
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Assistant Professor of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington
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Professor of Parasitology and Epidemiology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
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Emeritus professor of cellular biochemistry, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Chemistry; Interim Chair of the Chemistry Department, University of South Florida
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Senior Research Fellow, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge
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Assistant Professor of Immunology and Computational & Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh
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Ph.D. Candidate in Integrative Systems Biology, University of Pittsburgh