The efforts of a research team give hope for new treatment approaches for dangerous tropical diseases. The researchers have compiled a high-precision inventory of the membrane proteins of cell ...

Researchers are zeroing in on the Achilles’ heel of pathogens that cause Chagas disease, sleeping sickness and leishmaniasis.

Researchers are zeroing in on the Achilles' heel of pathogens that cause Chagas disease, sleeping sickness and leishmaniasis.

Edna Bonhomme, author of "A History of the World in Six Plagues," details how pandemics are about more than viruses ...

Stress is a universal experience. Whether it stems from personal struggles or external pressures, everyone encounters stress at some point in their lives. April marks National Stress ...

Typhus fevers are a group of diseases caused by rickettsia bacteria infection. Typhus is transferred to humans by an infected animal. Typical carriers include fleas, mites, and lice. Although the ...

Said she: “We don’t want to start something that we can’t stop. As soon as we discover how the disease gets on the corn and where it comes from, it then will be possible to start work to ...

Millions of people worldwide are affected by African sleeping sickness, Chagas disease and other life-threatening infections caused by microscopic parasites borne by insects such as the tsetse fly.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A commonly prescribed sleeping pill could be a powerful tool in preventing Alzheimer's disease, according to recently published research. The study, published in Annals of ...

Sleeping sickness initially manifests as fever, headaches, joint pain and itching. After the parasite reaches the central nervous system, the disease can progress to spur severe neurological symptoms.

African sleeping sickness is a serious infection caused by a parasitic microbe called Trypanosoma brucei. Using an imaging ...