Veterinary drugs used for treatment and prevention of diseases in animals represent
important source of environmental pollution due to intensive agri-and aquaculture …

Parasitic nematodes infect almost all forms of life. In the human context, parasites are one of
the major causative factors for physical and intellectual growth retardation in the develo** …

Metformin, a biguanide drug commonly used to treat type-2 diabetes, has been noted to
extend healthspan of nondiabetic mice, but this outcome, and the molecular mechanisms …

Metformin, an FDA‐approved antidiabetic drug, has been shown to elongate lifespan in
animal models. Nevertheless, the effects of metformin on human cells remain unclear. Here …

Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) is a free-living nematode that has been extensively
utilized as an animal model for research involving aging and neurodegenerative diseases …

The ability to optically excite or silence specific cells using optogenetics has become a
powerful tool to interrogate the nervous system. Optogenetic experiments in small organisms …

The morbidity caused by parasite worms on susceptible hosts is of great concern and
studies were carried out to explain the mechanism of infection, prevalence, host-parasite …

Plant parasitic nematodes infest crops and present a threat to food security worldwide.
Currently available chemical controls eg methyl bromide, organophosphates and …

Parasitic diseases, caused by intestinal helminths, remain a very serious problem in both
human and veterinary medicine. While searching for new nematicides we examined a series …

Introduction Intestinal parasitic infections are neglected diseases and, due to the increasing
resistance of parasites to available drugs, they pose an increasing therapeutic challenge …