Biology ’s'breadboard': Learning about human nervous system with understanding of worm brain
Understanding how the nervous system of the roundworm C elegans works will give insights into how our vastly more complex brains function. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 27, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Biology's 'breadboard'
(New York Institute of Technology) Understanding how the nervous system of the roundworm C. elegans works will give insights into how our vastly more complex brains function and is the subject of a paper in Nature Methods. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 26, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Mass. General study reveals how diabetes drug metformin prevents, suppresses cancer growth
(Massachusetts General Hospital) A team of Massachusetts General Hospital investigators has identified a pathway that appears to underlie metformin's ability both to block the growth of human cancer cells and to extend the lifespan of the C.elegans roundworm, implying that this single genetic pathway plays an important role in a wide range of organisms. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - December 15, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Controlled Splicing Extends Life Span in Roundworms
Increasing the expression of an RNA splicing factor mimics dietary restriction, prolonging life in nematodes. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - December 7, 2016 Category: Science Tags: Daily News, News & Opinion Source Type: news
Uncovering a'smoking gun' in age-related disease
Aging is a key risk factor for a variety of devastating, chronic diseases, yet the biological factors that influence when and how rapidly cells deteriorate over time remain largely unknown. Now, for the first time, a research team has linked the function of a core component of cells ' machinery -- which cuts and rejoins RNA molecules in a process known as " RNA splicing " -- with longevity in the roundworm. The finding sheds light on the biological role of splicing in lifespan and suggests that manipulating specific splicing factors in humans might help promote healthy aging. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 5, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Photoreceptor found in worms 50 times better at detecting light rays than human eye
An international team of scientists, led by the University of Michigan, discovered the LITE-1 taste receptor in millimetre-long roundworms, known as nematodes. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bacteria discovery offers possible new means of controlling crop pest
(Oregon State University) A bacterium common in insects has been discovered in a plant-parasitic roundworm, opening up the possibility of a new, environmentally friendly way of controlling the crop-damaging pest. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - November 15, 2016 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Cellular 'cannibalism' may be fundamental to development across evolution
(NYU Langone Medical Center / New York University School of Medicine) In living beings, from roundworms to humans, some cells may ball up unwanted contents on their surfaces for other cells to 'eat.' This is the finding of a study led by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center and published online Nov. 14 in Nature Cell Biology. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 14, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
U.S. FDA Approves Vermox Chewable (Mebendazole) for Treatment of Children and Adults with Roundworm and Whipworm Infections
RARITAN, N.J., October 19, 2016 – Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson& Johnson (Janssen), announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Vermox Chewable... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - October 19, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Roundworms even more useful than researchers previously thought
The one millimetre long roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans has been used as a model organism in scientific research, and has therefore been extensively examined. A research group has now demonstrated that the worm is an even more complete model system than previously thought, which could enable more detailed research into areas such as early embryonic development. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - October 5, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Parkinson's disease protection may begin in the gut
(University of Iowa) The gut may play a key role in preventing the onset of Parkinson's disease. UI biologists found that in roundworms, an immune response from intestinal cells sparks a series of chemical signals that ultimately preserves neurons whose death is associated with Parkinson's. The results appear in the journal Cell Reports. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 5, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Raccoon Roundworm Infection Associated With CNS Disease Raccoon Roundworm Infection Associated With CNS Disease
A roundworm predominantly found in raccoons can result in fatal human disease or severe neurologic outcomes if not diagnosed and treated rapidly.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - September 26, 2016 Category: Radiology Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
Why Humans Are Hard-Wired For Curiosity
By Vivian Hemmelder and Tommy Blanchard, Harvard University
This post was originally published on Footnote, a website that brings academic research and ideas to a broader audience.
Humans are deeply curious beings. Our lives, economy, and society are shaped so strongly by a drive to obtain information that we are sometimes called informavores: creatures that search for and digest information, just like carnivores hunt and eat meat.1 What is it that drives our hunger for information?
From an evolutionary perspective, there is a clear reason why animals would seek out information: it can be vital to their survival and re...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - September 14, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Raccoon Roundworm Infection Associated with Central Nervous System Disease and Ocular Disease — Six States, 2013–2015
(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - September 8, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Male chemistry primes females for reproduction -- but at a cost
Scientist have discovered that male animals, through their invisible chemical ' essence, ' prime female animals for reproduction but with the unfortunate side effect of also hastening females ' aging process. The females sense the two signals and respond by altering their physiology. These findings in roundworms, which echo those made in mammalian studies, could lead to therapies that delay puberty and prolong fertility in humans as well as combat aging. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 8, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
