Schistosomiasis, a major neglected tropical disease, affects more than 250 million people
worldwide. Treatment of schistosomiasis has relied on the anthelmintic drug praziquantel …

Since no vaccine exists against schistosomiasis and the molluscs acting as intermediate
hosts are not easy to attack, chemotherapy is the main approach for schistosomiasis control …

Living systems exhibit remarkable abilities to self-assemble, regenerate, and remodel
complex shapes. How cellular networks construct and repair specific anatomical outcomes …

In addition to biochemical gradients and transcriptional networks, cell behavior is regulated
by endogenous bioelectrical cues originating in the activity of ion channels and pumps …

Axial patterning during planarian regeneration relies on a transcriptional circuit that confers
distinct positional information on the two ends of an amputated fragment. The earliest known …

Infections caused by parasitic flatworms impose a considerable worldwide health burden.
One of the most impactful is schistosomiasis, a disease caused by parasitic blood flukes …

Planarian behavior, physiology, and pattern control offer profound lessons for regenerative
medicine, evolutionary biology, morphogenetic engineering, robotics, and unconventional …

Background While S. mansoni and S. japonicum are associated with intestinal
schistosomiasis where mature schistosomes relocate to the mesenteric veins from the liver …

Background As plans to expand mass drug treatment campaigns to fight schistosomiasis
form, worries about reliance on praziquantel as the sole available treatment motivate the …

Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by parasitic trematodes
belonging to the Schistosoma genus. The mainstay of schistosomiasis control is the delivery …