Here we use cryogenic electron microscopy to determine the structure of TbAQP2 from Trypanosoma brucei, bound to either the substrate glycerol or to the sleeping sickness drugs, pentamidine or ...

Until now, patients with the disease had to endure lengthy hospital stays and harsh IV ...

The father of a teenager who walked off a 120-foot slope has spoken about the terrifying words he uttered shortly before the ...

You talk about the labor impact of sleeping sickness. That immediately made me think of the intersecting issues with COVID of frontline workers who would typically be racialized, and often women ...

Among these diseases is the infamous sleeping sickness, caused by a parasite called Trypanosoma brucei. This parasite is transmitted to humans and animals through the bite of the tsetse fly. In humans ...

Sleeping sickness, medically known as Human African trypanosomiasis, is a parasite spread through the bite of tsetse flies, who thrived in the swampy mangrove of Guinea’s coast.

Between 1916 and 1930, an epidemic of Sleeping Sickness swept the globe, killing over half a million people. Discover the story of this forgotten disease and its devastating impact.

Sleeping sickness is caused by two types of unicellular parasite: Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense. Key differences exist between the sub-species.

Sleeping sickness, or African trypanosomiasis, is emerging as a global health concern as scientists warn of its potential to spread beyond Africa. Traditionally confined to sub-Saharan Africa, the ...

East African sleeping sickness progresses quickly, and treatment is necessary to prevent severe illness and death within weeks to months. Seek medical care immediately if you develop headache, fever, ...

Sleeping sickness, also known as human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), is a deadly tropical disease spread by the tsetse fly. It primarily affects rural communities in East, West, and Central Africa.