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Obstacles in an organism's path can help it to move faster, not slower, researchers from New York University's Applied Math Lab at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences have found through a series of experiments and computer simulations. Their findings, which appear in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, have implications for a better understanding of basic locomotion strategies found in biology, and the survival and propagation of the parasite that causes malaria....
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hair Fairies wants clients to "leap" ahead in February with three discount offers in its San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and New York City salons. With head lice increasingly virulent this winter, Hair Fairies' national full-service clinical salons devoted to natural head lice treatment will offer 25% off lice removal services for clients who must repeat treatments within six months, to clients who refer other clients or to...
Significant scientific breakthroughs in treating bedbugs have lowered cost of treatment for larger infestations. Austin, TX (PRWEB) January 21, 2012 Researchers at Planet Amazing have released a new report on how large residences and hotels/motels can be more successful in treating bedbug infestations. The report says that bedbugs can multiply rapidly and need to be treated with a “combination treatment” that they have put together in their multi-room bedbug treatment program....
The treatment is a laundry additive that has been used in large-scale treatment of bedbugs in hotels and individually in homes. Austin, TX (PRWEB) January 18, 2012 Justin Douglas knows that bedbugs are a problem in the USA. As one of the expert researchers at the environmental product think tank Planet Amazing, he has taken notice of statistics that show bedbugs are on the increase in the USA. According to CNN, bedbugs in New York City are up 10,000% from just six years ago, and Mr....
Scientists have cracked the genetic code and predicted some high priority drug targets for the blood parasite Schistosoma haematobium, which is linked to bladder cancer and HIV/ AIDS and causes the insidious urogenital disease schistosomiasis haematobia in more than 112 million people in Africa. Schistomiasis is recognized by the World Health Organization as one of the most socioeconomically devastating diseases, besides malaria, and is in urgent need of extensive research and improved...
Scientists have long seen evidence of social behavior among many species of animals, both on the earth and in the sea. Dolphins frolic together, lions live in packs, and hornets construct nests that can house a large number of the insects. And, right under our feet, it appears that nematodes—also known as roundworms—are having their own little gatherings in the soil. Until recently, it was unknown how the worms communicate to one another when it's time to come together. Now, however,...
Thousands of broken trees line the banks of the Chattooga River. The dead gray stabs were once evergreen monsters offering shade to trout and picturesque views to visitors. These Eastern hemlocks are dying rapidly, and University of Georgia researchers are working to save them. One tiny insect, the hemlock woolly adelgid, is to blame. The Asian insect first appeared in the eastern U.S. in Richmond, Va., in the 1950s. In 2003, it crossed the river from South Carolina and started feeding on...
STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Licenders, the East Coast's premier head-lice removal service, announces the grand opening of their new lice treatment center in Stamford, CT. This unique salon will have trained head lice removal experts that specialize in easy and effective head lice removal, head lice treatments, education and prevention. "Incidents of head lice have been growing at an alarming rate in this country as the widespread use of pesticide based...
A potential target for schistosomiasis vaccine In the complicated life cycle of ancient flatworms that cause schistosomiasis, Case Western Reserve University researchers have identified a gene activator crucial to development of the parasites within humans – a potential target for a vaccine. A description of the activator, which turns on rapid growth, is in the online journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Schistosomiasis, which causes organ damage and failure, afflicts more...
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hair Fairies, national full-service clinical salons devoted to lice removal, will evaluate early lice detection free on Wed., Jan. 18, in its San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and New York City salons. If needed, their in-salon professionals will treat and eliminate costs with a 100% guarantee of success. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110928/LA76758LOGO) "A head start on 2012 should not include head lice," says...
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The Chinese liver fluke (Clonorchis sinensis) is a species of parasitic worm that is classified within the Platyhelminthes phylum. It can be found in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Japan, and China and is present in nearly 30,000,000 humans today. It is thought to be one of the world’s most pervading parasites. The Chinese liver fluke requires two intermediate, or secondary, hosts and one definitive, or main, host to successfully complete its lifecycle. The first intermediate host is typically...
The Southeast Asian liver fluke (Opisthorchis viverrini) is a parasite that is classified within the Platyhelminthes phylum. It is native to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and the Lao People's Democratic Republic. It occurs in higher numbers in northern areas of Thailand when compared to central areas of Thailand, and the disease the worm causes, known as opisthorchiasis, does not occur in southern areas of Thailand. The Southeast Asian liver fluke is so small that it can only be seen under...
Echinococcus multilocularis is a species of tapeworm that is classified within the Platyhelminthes phylum. It is one of a few worms that cause echinococcosis, a disease that affects many canid species including wolves, coyotes, foxes, jackals, domesticated dogs. Humans can also contract this disease. Adult members of this species can reach an average length of .2 inches, and like other species of tapeworm, its body is segmented by three proglottids. Its head, or scolex, is equipped with...
Trichinella spiralis, sometimes known as the pork worm, is a parasite within the Nematoda class. It can be found in pigs, rats, humans, and bears. This worm causes trichinosis in humans, most often from consuming undercooked pork. This species is the smallest within its class, reaching an average body length of .16 centimeters. Females are twice as large as males, displaying a sexual dimorphism. The reproductive organs of females are unique to the species in that the front end holds developed...
The soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines) is a parasitic worm that infects soybean plants, and other legumes, across the world. It is thought to be native to Asia, but was found in the United States in 1954 and in Colombia in the 1980’s. It can be found in Italy and Iran and its most recent sightings have occurred in Brazil and Argentina, two major areas where soybeans are grown. These worms are highly damaging to American soybean crops, costing the industry as much as 500 thousand...
