NAS Member and Foreign Associate Receive Nobel Prize in Medicine
The 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was divided, one half jointly to NAS member William C. Campbell and foreign associate Satoshi Ōmura "for their discoveries concerning a novel therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites" and the other half to Youyou Tu "for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against malaria." (Source: News from the National Academies)
Source: News from the National Academies - October 5, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Deworming shows growth similar to placebo in pre-school children in Peru
The three intestinal worms roundworm (Ascaris), whipworm (Trichuris) and hookworm, cause infections and diseases that are among the most common neglected tropical diseases in the developing world. Researchers recently set up a large-scale randomised controlled trial of 12 and 13-month-old children attending health centres in Iquitos, Peru. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 1, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Plant pest reprogram the roots
Microscopic roundworms (nematodes) live like maggots in bacon: They penetrate into the roots of beets, potatoes or soybeans and feed on plant cells, which are full of energy. But how they do it precisely was previously unknown. Scientists have now discovered that nematodes produce a plant hormone to stimulate the growth of specific feeding cells in the roots. These cells provide the parasite with all that it needs. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 29, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
In the News – Business Insider – Bargmann
The 15 most amazing women in science today “Through her studies on roundworms, Cori Bargmann is uncovering how neurons and genes affect behavior. Because many of the gene mechanisms in roundworms mimic those of mammals, Bargmann is able to … More » (Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire)
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - July 15, 2015 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: pubaff Tags: In the News Source Type: news
UCLA scientist earns genetics award for outstanding research
The American Society of Human Genetics has named Leonid Kruglyak the 2015 recipient of the Curt Stern Award. Kruglyak is a professor of human genetics and biological chemistry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator and a founding member of the UCLA Computational Biosciences Institute.
Named for the late pioneering geneticist Curt Stern, the award recognizes outstanding scientific achievements in human genetics in the past decade that occur early in a researcher’s career. Kruglyak will be honored Oct. 9 during the society’s 65th annual meeting in Balti...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - July 6, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
It's cold outside: 2 remarkable roundworm species from Antarctica revisited
(Pensoft Publishers) Two miraculous nematode species from the Antarctic Islands have been reviewed. New detailed information on their morphology, taxonomic position and distribution has been added. The study was published in the open-access journal ZooKeys. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - July 2, 2015 Category: Biology Source Type: news
SpinSat and things that slither splashdown with end of sixth SpaceX mission
(NASA/Johnson Space Center) The International Space Station had worms. Roundworms to be exact, but those and several other samples, hardware and data returned aboard the completed sixth SpaceX contracted resupply mission. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - May 26, 2015 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Roundworm Parasite Targets Canine Eyes
Report says small number of cases reported in the United States (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - April 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Roundworm Parasite Targets Canine Eyes
Report says small number of cases reported in the United States
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Animal Diseases and Your Health, Parasitic Diseases, Pet Health (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - April 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Free will? Analysis of worm neurons suggest how a single stimulus can trigger different responses
Even worms have free will. If offered a delicious smell, for example, a roundworm will usually stop its wandering to investigate the source, but sometimes it won't. Just as with humans, the same stimulus does not always provoke the same response, even from the same individual. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 13, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Analysis of worm neurons suggests how a single stimulus can trigger different responses
(Rockefeller University) New research at Rockefeller University offers a new neurological explanation for variability in behavior that they derived by studying a simple three-cell network within the roundworm brain. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 13, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Genetic code cracked for worldwide dog and human parasite
(University of Melbourne) For the first time, scientists have sequenced the genetic code of Toxocara canis, a roundworm that causes disease in humans and animals, which paves the way for new drugs, vaccines and diagnostic tests. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - February 8, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Carnivorous mushroom reveals human immune trick: How we punch our way into cancer cells
Edible oyster mushrooms have an intriguing secret: They eat spiders and roundworms. And they do so using proteins that can punch their way into cells, leaving tidy but deadly holes. It's a trick that our immune cells also use to protect us, destroying infected cells, cancerous cells, and bacteria. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 5, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Mechanism for Transgenerational Gene Silencing Discovered in Roundworm
(Source: News from NIGMS Funded Institutions)
Source: News from NIGMS Funded Institutions - February 3, 2015 Category: Research Source Type: news
Nothing to squirm about: Space station worms help battle muscle, bone loss
Two investigations on the space station help researchers seek clues to physiological problems found in astronauts by studying C. elegans -- a millimeter-long roundworm that is widely used as a model organism. This simple, tiny roundworm could lead to a cure for symptoms affecting millions of the aging and infirm population of Earth, and the astronauts orbiting it, potentially offering a solution to a major problem in an extremely small package, scientists say. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - January 13, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
