Sentences with phrase «schistosome worms»

Researchers at the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts and Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM) have uncovered a mechanism that may help explain the severe forms of schistosomiasis, or snail fever, which is caused by schistosome worms and is one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases in the world.

The stakes are high: more than 70 countries affected by schistosomiasis rely heavily on praziquantel, which usually works after just one dose and against all species of schistosome worms.

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Our results indicate that sma - miR - 277 / 4989 might play a dominant role in post-transcriptional regulation during development of juvenile worms and suggest an important role in the sexual development of female schistosomes.