Deadly Diseases You Can Catch From Your Pet Jun 19, 2008
Internal parasites such as hookworms or roundworms can produce larvae, which can migrate through the human s body and go through various body organs, including the eyes or skin. External parasites include fleas and ticks. (Fox News)
Somerville Bark: Go green with your pets, too Jun 12, 2008
You re also protecting humans and other dogs from the possible spreading of roundworms and hookworms. If you have a yard, a composting system is an option that you can. (Somerville Journal, MA)
* Johnny Neihu's News Watch:Taiwans most unwanted medico Jun 7, 2008
com, betel nut (as it is more commonly known) can help kill intestinal parasites such as Tapeworms, Fasciolopsis, Pinworms, Roundworms and Blood Flukes. It can unblock the bowels, which is handy for diarrhea or constipation and tenesmus, while its also good for chest congestion with wheezing and phlegm, and belching, a godsend when you get to my age, believe me. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The Skinny on Fat: You're Not Always What You Eat Jun 5, 2008
Ashrafi and his colleagues conducted their research on roundworms (Caenorhabditis elegans), which are genetically similar to ; all the fundamental mechanisms at work in the organism are also found in humans. The team created a number of mutant worms with engineered defects in proteins that serotonin controls; some of the proteins they tampered with affected appetite, others metabolism. (Scientific American)
Schistosomes, Hookworm And Trichuris Infections Synergize To Increase The Risk Of Anemia Jun 5, 2008
(May 27, 2004) Roundworms, also known as nematodes, infect an estimated 2 billion humans in tropical and developing countries, inflicting symptoms ranging from intestinal discomfort to mental retardation to. . (Science Daily)
Resveratrol: Thousands of Bottles of Wine, High-Dose Pills Not Required; Mega-doses May Induce Side Effects Jun 4, 2008
PLOS1, June 2008 available online ] Both calorie restriction and resveratrol have been shown to prolong the life of all life forms, ranging from single-cell organisms (yeast cells) to more complex forms of life (fruit flies, roundworms) and warm-blooded mammals (laboratory rats). Consumers never heard that a far lower human equivalent dose than 1565 milligrams (~360 milligrams) was employed with undisclosed success in a landmark rodent study published in 2006. (PR Newswire)
Worm diet 'treats bowel disorder' Jun 4, 2008
As the number of infections by parasites, such as roundworms and human whipworms, has fallen, the number of people being diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease has increased. In contrast, the condition is still rare in developing countries where parasitic infections remain common. (Yahoo News -- Alternative Medicine)
Mood hormone may affect fat, US study finds Jun 4, 2008
He worked with roundworms for his experiment but said the findings may relate to humans. "These worms, although they are microscopic, they have around 20,000 genes ... and if you compare them side by side they are about 50 percent similar to us," he said. (Reuters India)
The Fountain of Youth...in a Pill? May 23, 2008
A researcher at the University of California in San Francisco named Cynthia Kenyon had begun to tinker with the genes of Nematodes, tiny roundworms roughly the size of a comma. Like any other creature, roundworms are made up of cells that, as they divide, accumulate damage over time. (ABC News)
Human Aging Gene Found In Flies May 12, 2008
ScienceDaily (May 12, 2008) Scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have found a fast and effective way to investigate important aspects of human aging. Working at the University of Oxford and The Open University, Dr Lynne Cox and Dr Robert Saunders have discovered a gene in fruit flies that means flies can now be used to study the effects aging has on DNA. In new work published today in the journal Aging Cell, the researchers demonstrate the value... (Science Daily)
Geography Affects Gene Expression Apr 23, 2008
18, 2003) Inside a drawer in Luis Rene Garcia's biology lab, tens of thousands of roundworms are bumping into one another, slithering together and breeding. For the tiny worms, known to science as C.. (Science Daily)
Rid Your Dog of Fleas Apr 9, 2008
This preventative is available by prescription and also kills hookworms, whipworms, roundworms, and heartworm larvae ... Used only in pets who test negative for heartworms, it also kills ticks, ear mites, sarcopsis, and heartworm larvae in dogs, and kills hookworms, roundworms, ear mites, and heartworm larvae in cats ... It kills fleas in 12 hours and also kills hookworms, whipworms, roundworms, and heartworm larvae in dogs. (Suite101.com)
Getting a New Puppy Apr 2, 2008
Puppies should be on a regular worming program against hookworms, roundworms, whipworms, and tapeworms. By the age of 4 months, they should be on preventative. (Suite101.com)
University of Georgia veterinary student Siomara Acevedo, left, and veterinary assistant Jessica Mauck attend to Snookums at Rabun Animal Hospital. Mar 20, 2008
Current Rating: 0 of 0 votes. The following are comments from the readers. (Clayton Tribune, GA)
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This large population of feral cats is also a source of spreading roundworms, a zoonotic worm that causes potential blindness and problems in children. This growing population of feral animals could affect the health of our children and us. (Lima News, OH)
Short people got more reasons to live? Mar 7, 2008
Do Short Women Live Longer. to join the NEWSWEEK community, post comments and subscribe to our e-mail newsletters. (MSNBC -- Health)
Melrose People: Linda Buttimer Mar 6, 2008
Most of them suffer from roundworms because of the contaminated water supply. The American Baptist Mission tries to have another group down there every two weeks to continue the trips to the bateys, to provide this medicine. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
Worm Defecation Holds Clues To Widespread Cell-to-cell Communication Process Feb 26, 2008
7, 2005) Rockefeller University researchers show that roundworms are the perfect model system to study the function of glial cells in the nervous system, because these cells can be manipulated and the neurons. (Oct. (Science Daily)
Choosing Pets for Children Feb 16, 2008
Dogs and cats can carry intestinal parasites such as hookworms, roundworms and whipworms. These parasites can be transmitted to humans if animals are not properly treated for them. (Suite101.com)
New Devices To Boost Nematode Research On Neurons And Drugs Feb 10, 2008
The newly reported devices provide a near natural environment for soil-dwelling roundworms (Caenorhabditis elegans, or C. elegans) that measure barely a millimeter in length. The nematodes move normally, but slightly compressed so that highly sensitive microscopes can be used to monitor individual fluorescent-injected neurons in real time during experiments. (Science Daily)
Scooper scofflaws are warned Feb 1, 2008
Parasites that make their way into hosts through contact with feces represent another concern, including heartworms, whip worms, hookworms, roundworms and tapeworms. Murray noted that people and animals can also transport the potentially fatal Parvovirus to dogs if the ground is contaminated with fecal material. (Saugus Advertiser, MA)
Nature's Call Jan 31, 2008
The county reports that nearly 20 tons of pet poop are created by the rural area's 126,000 dogs every day, and left in backyards where dangerous E. coli bacteria and roundworms fester. The problem appears to be even bigger nationally. (Fox News)
Proton-powered Pooping In Worms: Subatomic Protons Act Like Nerve-signal Transmitters Jan 11, 2008
10, 2008) Muscles usually contract when a neurotransmitter molecule is released from nerve cells onto muscle cells. But University of Utah scientists discovered that bare subatomic protons can act like larger, more complex neurotransmitters, making gut muscles contract in tiny round worms so the worms can poop. (Science Daily)
Worms infectpoor inU.S. Dec 27, 2007
WASHINGTON - Roundworms may infect close to a quarter of inner city black children, tapeworms are the leading cause of seizures among U.S. Hispanics and other parasitic diseases associated with poor countries are also affecting Americans, a U.S. expert said on Tuesday ... Roundworms link to asthmaHe noted a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, presented in November, found that almost 14 percent of the U.S. population is infected with Toxocara roundworms, which dogs and... (MSNBC -- Health)
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Urban poor hurt by parasitic diseases Roundworms might infect close to a quarter of urban black children, tapeworms are the leading cause of seizures among US Hispanics, and other parasitic diseases associated with poor countries are also affecting Americans, a US specialist said yesterday. Studies show many of the poorest Americans carry the same parasitic infections that affect the poor in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, said Dr. Peter Hotez, a tropical disease specialist at George Washington... (Boston Globe)
Worms infect more poor Americans than thought Dec 26, 2007
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Roundworms may infect close to a quarter of inner city black children, tapeworms are the leading cause of seizures among U.S. Hispanics and other parasitic diseases associated with poor countries are also affecting Americans, a U.S. expert said on Tuesday ... He noted a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, presented in November, found that almost 14 percent of the U.S. population is infected with Toxocara roundworms, which dogs and cats can pass... (Scientific American)
Poor Americans in the United States suffer hidden burden of parasitic and other neglected diseases Dec 26, 2007
In addition to the neglected diseases above, significant numbers of American schoolchildren living in poor areas may also be infected with other parasites, including Ascaris roundworms in the South, Strongyloides threadworms in Appalachia, Leishmania protozoan parasites in Texas, and the bacteria that cause leptospirosis. "That reliable numbers on the actual prevalence of these neglected tropical diseases in the United States are simply not available is reflective of their neglected status, and... (EurekAlert!)
South Korean scientists clone cat that glows red Dec 17, 2007
Similar techniques have been used in everything from roundworms to goldfish to. The procedure used in the cloning process is hoped to be able to help develop treatments for genetic diseases. (DailyTech)
Antidepressant Found To Extend Worm Lifespan Nov 22, 2007
21, 2007) A team of scientists led by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator Linda B. Buck has found that a drug used to treat depression can extend the lifespan of adult roundworms. See also. (Science Daily)
Biologist: 90 Percent of Species May Still Be Unknown Nov 14, 2007
For instance, the number of species of nematodes or roundworms, the most abundant animals on Earth, stands at about 16,000 species known, but the numbers of actual species could run into the millions, experts estimate. "And we have to ask, 'What are they doing?'" he told the chuckling audience. (Fox News)
Genes found that slow both aging and cancer Nov 10, 2007
Biologist Cynthia Kenyon is perhaps best known for discovering that a change in just one gene, called daf-2, could double the life span of small roundworms called Caenorhabditis elegans. She and graduate student Julie Pinkston-Gosse screened as many genes as they could that were affected by daf-2. (MSNBC -- Health)
Letters to the Editor Nov 7, 2007
Everything that inhabits that water, from the smallest single-celled protozoa to aquatic roundworms that decompose organic sediment on the bottom of the ponds that will come in contact with these pesticides, will either be killed or pass it to the next step on that food chain. Eventually, fish, frogs, toads, tadpoles and dragonflies get a dose of it. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
CDC Reports Prevalence of Worms Transmitted by Dogs and Cats to Humans is Higher Than Previously Understood Nov 6, 2007
Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- About 14 percent of the U.S. population is infected with Toxocara, or internal roundworms, contracted from dogs and cats ... "The CAPC recommends that pet owners administer year-round preventive medicines that control internal and external parasites -- such as roundworms, heartworm, fleas and ticks -- for the life of their dog or cat no matter where they live," said Michael Paul, DVM, executive director of the CAPC. "If you prevent parasitic infections in companion... (PR Newswire)
Laser Surgery Can Cut Flesh With Micro-explosions Or With Burning Oct 31, 2007
15, 2005) An ultra-short pulse laser that can perform extremely precise surgery on tiny roundworms may be the key to understanding nerve regeneration and is an important step toward treatment of human. (Oct. (Science Daily)
A Longer-living, Healthier Mouse That Could Hold Clues To Human Aging Oct 24, 2007
16, 1998) UC San Francisco researchers have made a significant finding in roundworms that may offer insight into the way in which genes regulate aging and life span in. (Dec. (Science Daily)
Gene Believed To Promote Long Life Linked To Cholesterol Flushing Oct 13, 2007
SIRT1 is the mammalian homologue to SIR2, a gene that has been shown to slow aging in yeast and roundworms. Researchers have been curious to find out whether SIRT1 has similar effects. (Science Daily)
Ascaris lumbricoides Sep 27, 2007
Adult roundworms sometimes spontaneously exit the host through the anus, mouth, or nose ... False: the intestinal roundworms of dogs and cats are different species that are never found as worms in the human intestine. (Suite101.com)
Puppies and Intestinal Parasites Aug 17, 2007
The most common intestinal parasites are roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, tapeworms, giardia, and coccidia. Roundworms are long round worms that look like spaghetti. (Suite101.com)
Old Mice Reveal Tale of Insulin-like Signaling in Longevity Jul 22, 2007
Previous studies have shown that reducing insulin signaling by selectively knocking out insulin receptor substrate genes can result in superannuated roundworms and fruit flies, but similar studies in mammals have yielded surprisingly different results, the authors noted. In earlier studies, when both alleles of the gene for insulin receptor substrate 2 (Irs2) were bred out of a strain of mice, the animals did not become long-lived, but instead died of diabetes at three months due to the failure... (MedPage Today)
New Clue Into How Diet And Exercise Enhance Longevity Jul 21, 2007
Other researchers had shown that reducing the activity of the pathway in roundworms and fruitflies extends lifespan ... "It reduces the amount of insulin needed in the body to control blood glucose, and it promotes growth, survival and insulin secretion from pancreatic beta cells. In earlier work, the researchers had found that knocking out both copies of the Irs2 gene in mice reduces brain growth and produces diabetes due to pancreatic beta cell failure. However, in the new study, when the... (Science Daily)
Healthy weight link to longevity Jul 20, 2007
Previous research in fruit flies and roundworms has suggested that reducing the activity of the hormone insulin, which regulates blood sugar levels, can increase lifespan. The latest study looked at the effects of a protein, IRS2, which carries the insulin signal in the brain. (BBC News)
The Sopranos: How will it all end? Pass the ethical parenting test? Jun 5, 2007
Or pinworms or roundworms. Or pet urine. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Want to live 40% longer? Eat 70% less food Jun 5, 2007
Reseachers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, have identified a gene in roundworms that directly connects calorie restriction to longer lifespan. Research leader Andrew Dillin said a gene called pha-4 plays a role in gut development in embryonic worms but in adults is associated with calorie-restricted longevity. (Xinhuanet, China)
Make the love jones last May 25, 2007
He brought in video of someone s colon showing the many roundworms inside ... Slim yuck roundworms. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
In New Statistical Approach, Data Decide Model May 25, 2007
In computational biology, for example, Ma and colleagues have used the technique to discover unique patterns of gene expression in fruit flies and roundworms, to study differential gene expression of the retinal development in zebra fish, and to explore the effect of histone modifications on gene transcription rates in yeast. The work was funded by the National Science Foundation. (Science Daily)
Research symposium honors senior scientists May 11, 2007
Alison Ralph '07 won in the molecular biology category, which attracted about 21 participants, for her study of the viral infection patterns along the neurons of nematodes, or roundworms. She also won the People's Choice Award, which was decided by votes of the symposium's audience. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
Clue in restricted diet-life span link May 8, 2007
A team of researchers at the Salk Institute in San Diego has identified a gene in roundworms that appears crucial for producing the life-extending effects of caloric restriction. Although other genes have been found to play a role, the new gene, known as PHA-4, appears to be the first that is necessary to achieve the effects. (Newsday -- Health)
Study links calorie restriction to longer life May 4, 2007
Gene connected to diet-related longevity found in roundworms ... They identified a gene in roundworms on Wednesday that directly links calorie restriction to longer lifespan. (MSNBC -- Health)
* Gene identified in roundworms may promote longevity May 4, 2007
Gene identified in roundworms may promote longevity ... Scientists have identified a gene that makes roundworms live longer when they eat less, a finding they hope could lead to drugs that promote human longevity, but without the pain of strict dieting ... Roundworms are excellent subjects for longevity research because they usually only live three weeks, making any increment in lifespan quickly apparent. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Study identifies gene linked to longer lifespan May 3, 2007
They identified a gene in roundworms on Wednesday that directly links calorie restriction to longer lifespan. ADVERTISEMENT (article continues below) The researchers, led by Andrew Dillin of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, said a gene called pha-4 plays a role in gut development in embryonic worms but in adults is associated with calorie-restricted longevity. (Scientific American)
A Lean Gene for Low-Cal Longevity May 3, 2007
A new study involving roundworms appears to have isolated one gene a transcriptional factor (or gene that controls the regulation of other genes in the genome) that appears to be an essential member of the pathway that translates reduced caloric intake into a longer life span. The report, appearing online today, is published by the journal Nature, and could lead to therapies that lead to longer lives without requiring a starvation diet. (Scientific American)
Gene find links calorie restriction to longer life May 3, 2007
They have identified a gene in roundworms that directly links calorie restriction to longer lifespan. The researchers, led by Andrew Dillin of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, said a gene called pha-4 plays a role in gut development in embryonic worms, but in adults is associated with calorie-restricted longevity. (ABC News Online, Australia)
Why Calorie Restriction Might Prolong Life May 3, 2007
DAF-16 is one of 16 factors expressed in C. elegans roundworms. Team members knocked out each of genes one by one to see if any of them worked with DAF-16 to affect longevity in the worms. (Forbes)
Suspended disbelief in suspended animation May 1, 2007
Biologists have long known that the metabolism rates of fruit flies, zebra fish, yeast and roundworms slow down under stress. But they were thrilled three years ago when German researchers reported in Nature that the Madagascan fat-tailed dwarf lemur hibernates in tree holes. (SunSpot.net)
Studying the unmentionable Apr 14, 2007
At the "Diagnostic Doo" display, visitors can examine actual microscope slides of fecal samples infected with parasites like hookworms, tapeworms, and roundworms. "There's science in everything," says Peeling. (The Scientist)
Worm diet 'treats bowel disorder' Apr 14, 2007
As the number of infections by parasites, such as roundworms and human whipworms, has fallen, the number of people being diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease has increased. In contrast, the condition is still rare in developing countries where parasitic infections remain common. (Yahoo News -- Alternative Medicine)
Worms good for bowels, research shows Apr 14, 2007
He came up with the idea after noticing that a sharp rise in western rates of IBD in the past 50 years coincided with a fall in infections by parasites, such as roundworms and human whipworms. The disorder is still rare in developing countries, where parasitical infections remain common. (Yahoo News -- Alternative Medicine)
Monkey genes help us see what makes us human Apr 13, 2007
The genetic sequences of macaques, humans, chimpanzees, orangutans, dogs, cattle, roundworms and other species are freely available at http:www. ncbi. (Scientific American)
Bird Sex Is Something Else Mar 24, 2007
Fruit flies (Drosophila), roundworms (C. elegans) and humans each work around this dosage problem using different molecular pathways. By contrast, for birds it appears that most genes on the Z chromosome are not fully dosage-compensated, at least at the transcriptional level. (Science Daily)
Animal control: Flea market dogs carry risk Mar 24, 2007
"She refunded the money. We didn't have to argue for the money. She said she was sorry it happened and she didn't realize the dogs were sick.Thomas said he spent 90 on a veterinarian to find out what was wrong with the puppy. The vet told him the puppy had roundworms and parasites inside its intestines, he recalled, but the vet could not say whether the puppy had parvo, a highly contagious disease."We will get another puppy," Thomas said. "It will be a while because if it was parvo, I want to... (Shelbyille Sentinel-News, KY)
Treating Cat Worms at Home Mar 21, 2007
Many kittens are born with roundworms ... If you actually see any roundworms, which look like very thin spaghetti, you should treat and then treat again in 10 days ... Though you can easily treat roundworms and even tapeworms at home, it is always best to get the advice and treatment of your veterinarian. (Suite101.com)
