New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis - a disease caused by parasitic worms and ...

New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis -- a disease caused by parasitic worms and second only to malaria in terms of potential harm -- have been revealed.

A groundbreaking study presented at the ESCMID Global 2025 conference in Austria has revealed that Schistosoma haematobium—a ...

目前，吡喹酮（Praziquantel）是治疗血吸虫病的主要药物，但由于广泛的单一疗法使用，已出现耐药性。奥沙尼喹（Oxamniquine，OXA）曾是主要的抗血吸虫药物，因其具有物种特异性活性且出现耐药性，逐渐被吡喹酮取代。OXA 的激活依赖于 PAPS 依赖的磺基转移酶（SULT），不同血吸虫物种的 SULT 序列存在差异，对 OXA 的反应也不同。为了深入了解 OXA ...

"The drug praziquantel continues to be effective against schistosome worms, but it does not prevent reinfection," she said. "And while several vaccine candidates have been tested, none have shown ...

New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis - a disease caused by parasitic worms and ...

The research shows that women who received “praziquantel” treatment exhibited more genetic changes linked to cancer than those with an active infection,” Dr Mertelsmann added. “This raises ...

Droncit tablets contain praziquantel, an active ingredient that paralyzes and eliminates tapeworms within 24 hours. It's effective against the two most common tapeworm species and gets rid of them ...

Rising temperatures may not only affect physical health, but could also increase the burden of mental and behavioural disorders (MBD) like schizophrenia and depression by almost 50 per cent by ...