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Chemical offers new hope of finding treatments for neglected tropical diseases

Scientists say they are a step closer to developing a drug to kill the trypanosome parasite that causes human African trypanosomiasis, otherwise known as sleeping sickness, paving the way for a potential cure. The University of York researchers deciphered the mechanism by which the compound, known as AB1 works.  AB1 was identified by researchers at… Read More »

Coronavirus cure hope: Blood of recovered victims helps ICU patient come off ventilation

Coronavirus has killed 6,159 Britons who were admitted to hospital for treatment. A new study reveals there’s hope for a coronavirus “cure” that could save lives. Published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers got to work on human trials. The first trial investigated whether the antibodies of people who had… Read More »