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.

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 ... Schistosoma mansoni, PLOS Pathogens (2025). DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.

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It focuses on interactions between bacterial, fungal, or parasitic pathogens and their hosts. Areas covered in the journal include molecular pathogenesis, cellular microbiology, bacterial ...

A new study found that an “often-overlooked” parasitic infection, already linked to bladder cancer, could also trigger cancer-related gene activity in the cervical lining. Even more troubling ...

Threadworms, roundworms and tapeworms are all leading causes of parasitic infection worldwide - but do you know the signs they could be squirming around inside you? From easy to dismiss symptoms ...

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The parasitic vine Cuscuta campestris grows by latching onto the stems and leaves of plants and inserting organs called haustorium into the host plant tissues to draw nutrients. The haustorium is ...

The species likely used its unique apparatus to trap its hosts, scientists said. An extinct species of parasitic wasp dating back nearly 99 million years was found preserved in amber, according to ...