Chromoblastomycosis: A Century-Old Fungal Disease Where Science Outpaces Care
A new synthesis in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases shows how molecular advances in chromoblastomycosis have failed to improve diagnosis and ...
Tag: neglected tropical diseases
Mining, Military Work and Jungle Travel Drive Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Diagnoses in Guyana
A five-year retrospective case series at Guyana's principal diagnostic sites links interior travel and field-based occupations such as mining and ...
Retracted Study on Helminth Infection Models Pulled After Unverifiable References Surface
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases has retracted a 2025 study on country-level indices in predictive models of helminth infections in Southeast ...
African Plant Compounds Emerge as Digital Leads Against River Blindness Parasite
Virtual screening of a Central African natural-product library has identified homoisoflavanone and related compounds as stable computational inhibitors of the ...
Parasitic Worm Infection Blunts T Cell Responses to SARS-CoV-2, Gabon Study Finds
A cross-sectional study in Gabon found that people with circulating Loa loa microfilariae showed significantly reduced interferon-gamma T cell responses ...
In Brazil’s Leprosy Heartland, a Hidden Web of Neglected Infections Comes to Light
A cross-sectional study of 1,311 people in Minas Gerais, Brazil, reveals a heavy overlapping burden of leprosy exposure and parasitic ...
Single-Dose Drug Acoziborole Shows Promise Against Both Forms of Sleeping Sickness
New laboratory evidence shows the single-dose oral drug acoziborole is as potent against the rarer rhodesiense form of sleeping sickness ...
New Drug Candidates Starve Cryptosporidium Parasites by Blocking Their Energy Supply
Researchers engineered 1,440 derivatives of an anti-Cryptosporidium compound and identified two potent lactate dehydrogenase inhibitors that clear the parasite in ...
Mass Dog Vaccination Drive in Ghanaian City Reaches 70% Coverage Against Rabies
An evaluation of a One Health-coordinated mass dog rabies vaccination campaign in Techiman, Ghana, found an estimated 70 percent coverage ...
Co-Designed Boots Help Rwandan Women Farmers Fight a Disabling Soil Disease
A co-designed women-centered farming boot tested in rural Rwanda encouraged consistent footwear use, eased podoconiosis symptoms, and fostered empowerment among ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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