Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Silencing signals sent by parasite could aid sleeping sickness fight
A new discovery by scientists could help combat the spread of sleeping sickness.
Dec 15, 2013
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News tagged with tsetse
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Genes against parasites: An African breed of cattle harbours potential weapons against a life-threatening parasite
Each year millions of cattle in Africa are killed by a parasite transmitted by the tsetse fly. Parasitologists at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna have studied a breed of cattle with a natural tolerance against ...
Sep 27, 2013
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Medical research
Team learns how sleeping sickness parasite defeats immune system
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers with members from across Europe has discovered the mechanism by which the sleeping sickness parasite overcomes the immune system in humans. In their paper published in the journal ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Wild animals may contribute to the resurgence of African sleeping sickness
Wild animals may be a key contributor to the continuing spread of African sleeping sickness, new research published in PLOS Computational Biology shows. The West African form of the disease, also known as Gambiense Human ...
Jan 17, 2013
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Medications
New oral drug candidate for African sleeping sickness
A new oral-only treatment for sleeping sickness has entered Phase II/III clinical study in patients with late-stage sleeping sickness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and soon in Central African Republic (CAR). ...
Dec 6, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gene clue to drug resistance in African sleeping sickness
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers have identified a gene that controls susceptibility to drug treatment in Trypanosoma brucei, the parasite responsible for African sleeping sickness.
Jun 19, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Better tests for sleeping sickness
Lies Van Nieuwenhove, researcher at the Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine, has produced proteins imitating typical parts of the sleeping sickness parasite. They can be used in more efficient diagnostic tests, without ...
May 22, 2012
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