Chagas Disease
Chagas Disease: a tropical parasitic disease caused by the protist Trypanosoma cruzi. It is spread mostly by insects known as Triatominae, or "kissing bugs".
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JAN 07, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
JAN 07, 2020Here’s one Latin lover that you do not want to get kissed by: triatomines, or “kissing bugs”. Known locally as pitos or chipos, these ins...WRITTEN BY: Tara FernandezNOV 05, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
NOV 05, 2018In a recent study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, an anti-parasite drug by the name of ‘benznidazole’ may hold potential in impr...WRITTEN BY: Nouran AminAUG 28, 2018Videos
AUG 28, 2018It sounds like a horror movie. At night, while people are peacefully sleeping, a tiny bug crawls over their face, takes a bite, sucks some blood out, and a...WRITTEN BY: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 15, 2018Immunology
JUL 15, 2018The enzyme, PI3Kγ, regulates the immune response to T. cruzi, the cause of Chagas Disease. Manipulation of this enzyme may lead to better treatment of T. cruzi....WRITTEN BY: Caitlin WilliamsMAR 24, 2018Microbiology
MAR 24, 2018An anti-bacterial chemical commonly used in toiletries is effective as an anti-malaria drug, even in drug-resistant parasites....WRITTEN BY: Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
JAN 07, 2020
Here’s one Latin lover that you do not want to get kissed by: triatomines, or “kissing bugs”. Known locally as pitos or chipos, these ins...
WRITTEN BY:
Tara Fernandez
NOV 05, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
NOV 05, 2018
In a recent study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, an anti-parasite drug by the name of ‘benznidazole’ may hold potential in impr...
WRITTEN BY:
Nouran Amin
AUG 28, 2018
Videos
AUG 28, 2018
It sounds like a horror movie. At night, while people are peacefully sleeping, a tiny bug crawls over their face, takes a bite, sucks some blood out, and a...
WRITTEN BY:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 15, 2018
Immunology
JUL 15, 2018
The enzyme, PI3Kγ, regulates the immune response to T. cruzi, the cause of Chagas Disease. Manipulation of this enzyme may lead to better treatment of T. cruzi....
WRITTEN BY:
Caitlin Williams
MAR 24, 2018
Microbiology
MAR 24, 2018
An anti-bacterial chemical commonly used in toiletries is effective as an anti-malaria drug, even in drug-resistant parasites....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2017
Microbiology
OCT 19, 2017
The World Health Organization recently estimated that there are approximately 48.4 million illnesses attributed to parasitic diseases worldwide each y...
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Sarah Hertrich
MAY 24, 2017
Microbiology
MAY 24, 2017
Chagas disease causes an initial period of infection only lasts a few months, or so it was thought....
WRITTEN BY:
Carmen Leitch
APR 05, 2017
Immunology
APR 05, 2017
A parasite called Trypanosoma cruzi causes one of five diseases designated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as “neglected parasitic...
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Kara Marker
AUG 10, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
AUG 10, 2016
Pharmaceutical giant Novartis announced drastic and fruitful measures to combat three killer parasites that affect millions of people worldwide. After scre...
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Xuan Pham
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SEP 16, 2015 7:00 AM PDT
SEP 16, 2015 7:00 AM PDTAs a computational scientist I have been fortunate to work with many collaborators to generate biological data to train and test my models. We are in a position with increasing amounts of dat...Speaker: Sean Ekins
SEP 16, 2015
7:00 AM PDT
SEP 16, 2015
7:00 AM PDT
As a computational scientist I have been fortunate to work with many collaborators to generate biological data to train and test my models. We are in a position with increasing amounts of dat...
Speaker:
Sean Ekins
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SEP 16, 2015 5:00 AM PDT
SEP 16, 2015 5:00 AM PDTC&EN is delighted to present its second annual virtual symposium highlighting groundbreaking research in drug discovery, chemical synthesis, informatics and drug development.On Septem...
SEP 16, 2015
5:00 AM PDT
SEP 16, 2015
5:00 AM PDT
C&EN is delighted to present its second annual virtual symposium highlighting groundbreaking research in drug discovery, chemical synthesis, informatics and drug development.On Septem...
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