sleeping sickness

Researchers efficiently clear mice of the parasites that cause leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, and sleeping sickness by inhibiting the parasites’ kinetoplastid proteasomes.

What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes

Drug efficacy and resistance mechanisms shine a light on how drugs enter cells, which could facilitate the development of new sleeping-sickness treatments. 

A public-private partnership including 13 pharmaceutical companies pledge more than $785 million to fight neglected tropical diseases.