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 ...

As London venues go, the Royal Albert Hall must be one of the most iconic. The striking red brick, terracotta façade and domed roof have hosted a multitude of performances for over 150 years. The ...

By contrast, something like sleeping sickness is spread through a fly, the tsetse fly. And it was quite regional in the sense that it has mostly been something that has impacted people in sub ...

No one knew how to cure encephalitis lethargica (sleeping sickness) two years ago when Mrs. Jane Norton Grew Morgan, wife of John Pierpont Morgan contracted the disease. She drowsed for eight ...

Reading about the reproductive biology of the blood-sucking tsetse fly, Glossina sp., it almost seems surprising that these slow breeders have evolved to spread one of the most debilitating diseases ...

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.

The disease was once rampant across Guinea and required a deadly arsenic drug to treat, but with a medical miracle the illness was declared eliminated from the country at the end of January.

Sleeping sickness is caused by the Trypanosoma parasite and is transmitted by the tsetse fly. After biting a human who is infected with the parasite, the fly becomes infectious after three weeks. That ...

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.

Pharmaceuticals and vector-control programmes have greatly diminished the once-widespread disease, but sustained effort will be needed to stamp out infection for good.

Discover the growing threat of sleeping sickness, a deadly disease causing fever, psychosis, and disrupted sleep. Learn its symptoms, treatments, and global spread risks.

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, ...