Mating without males decreases lifespan
(Max-Planck-Gesellschaft) Roundworm species reproducing self-fertilization instead of mating with males have shorter lifespans. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - March 3, 2016 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Cori Bargmann honored with the 2016 Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience
Bargmann will receive the 2016 Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience. The award, given by the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT for outstanding advances in the field, recognizes Bargmann for her work on the genetic and neural mechanisms that control behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans roundworms. More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - March 2, 2016 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Alexandra MacWade Tags: Awards and Honors Cori Bargmann Edward M. Scolnick Prize Lulu and Anthony Wang Laboratory of Neural Circuits and Behavior neuroscience Source Type: news
Tiny worm opens big discovery on nerve degeneration
A discovery in a transparent roundworm has brought scientists one step closer to understanding nerve degeneration. (Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today)
Source: Parkinson's Disease News From Medical News Today - February 12, 2016 Category: Neurology Tags: Alzheimer's / Dementia Source Type: news
Impax Receives Approval of EMVERM(TM) (mebendazole) Chewable Tablets, 100 mg
EMVERM Provides a New Option for Patients with Pinworm, Whipworm, Roundworm and Hookworm in Single or Mixed Infections
HAYWARD, Calif., Jan. 15, 2016 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Impax Laboratories, Inc. (IPXL) today announced that the ... Biopharmaceuticals, FDAImpax Laboratories, EMVERM, common roundworm, common hookworm (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - January 15, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Closer look reveals nematode nervous systems differ
(University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) Nematodes, an abundant group of roundworms that exist in nearly every habitat, have long been used as model organisms for studying the function of neurons -- the basic unit of animal nervous systems. For years, it was assumed that neuron anatomy was remarkably similar across this large and diverse group. A recent study by University of Illinois researchers turns that assumption on its head. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 14, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Bacterium carrying a cloned Bt-gene could help millions infected with roundworms
Intestinal nematodes and roundworms infect more than one billion people worldwide, leading to malnutrition and developmental problems. Now a team of researchers has successfully inserted the gene for a naturally-occurring, insecticidal protein called Bt into a harmless bacterium, which could be incorporated into dairy products, or used as a probiotic to deliver the protein to the intestines of people afflicted with roundworms. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 18, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Healthy or sick? Tiny cell bubbles may hold the answer
Scientists have uncovered biological pathways in the roundworm that provide insight into how tiny bubbles released by cells can have beneficial health effects, like promoting tissue repair, or may play a diabolical role and carry disease signals for cancer or neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 11, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Healthy or sick? Tiny cell bubbles may hold the answer
(Rutgers University) Rutgers scientists have uncovered biological pathways in the roundworm that provide insight into how tiny bubbles released by cells can have beneficial health effects, like promoting tissue repair, or may play a diabolical role and carry disease signals for cancer or neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 11, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Human fertility: 'Velcro protein' genetics shared with roundworms
More effective fertility treatments and contraceptives could arise from the discovery that a Velcro-like protein essential for fertilization is the same in humans and roundworms. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 4, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
Shared genetics in humans and roundworms shed light on infertility, Rutgers study finds
(Rutgers University) New Rutgers University research indicates that humans and worms are connected by a common ancestor that lived more than 700 million years ago and shared a gene that is required for sperm to function properly at fertilization. This discovery could lead to more effective infertility treatments and better contraceptives. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 3, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Radical signal to the progeny
A globin protein has been discovered in the roundworm model Caenorhabditis elegans that is able to generate free radical signals. It is very likely that more unexpected globin discoveries will be made in this 1-mm worm as its genome encodes a staggering 33 globins, the majority of which the function is still enigmatic. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 1, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Scientists discover how to make youth last longer - in worms
Tests on roundworms show antidepressant drug can prolong life by more than 30%, but only extends young adulthood, and has no effect on later life stages In work that risks rousing a chorus of tuts from the older members of the population, scientists have extended lifespan by making youth last longer.The remarkable discovery came from tests which showed that a drug capable of prolonging life by more than 30% worked by expanding only young adulthood, and had no effects on later life stages. Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 1, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Ageing Science Biology Genetics Medical research Source Type: news
A radical signal to the progeny
(Ghent University) A researcher at Ghent University in Belgium recently discovered a globin protein in the roundworm model Caenorhabditis elegans that is able to generate free radical signals. It is very likely that more unexpected globin discoveries will be made in this 1-mm worm as its genome encodes a staggering 33 globins, the majority of which the function is still enigmatic. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 1, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Parasitic worms may influence fertility, study finds
From a study of almost 1,000 women in Bolivia, researchers found roundworm infection increased chances of pregnancy, while hookworm infection reduced it. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Fertility Source Type: news
PARASITIC WORM found to boost women’s ability to have children
The roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, alters women's immune systems to make it easier for them to become pregnant, a study by the University of California Santa Barbara found. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
