University of Wisconsin-Madison: Researchers May Have Found Way to Fight Skin-burrowing Schistosomiasis Parasite
October 19, 2019
October 19, 2019
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 19 [TNSbiologyresearch] -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news:
Scientists at the Morgridge Institute for Research have isolated a natural chemical that acts as a potent kryptonite against schistosomes, the parasitic worms that burrow through human skin and cause devastating health problems.
A research team led by Morgridge investigator Phillip Newmark reported in the Oct. 17, 2019 issue of PLOS Biology the succe . . .
Scientists at the Morgridge Institute for Research have isolated a natural chemical that acts as a potent kryptonite against schistosomes, the parasitic worms that burrow through human skin and cause devastating health problems.
A research team led by Morgridge investigator Phillip Newmark reported in the Oct. 17, 2019 issue of PLOS Biology the succe . . .