<p>he 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by countries at the United Nations in 2015 sets forth a comprehensive vision of development with 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets
<p>Chagas disease, leishmaniasis and sleeping sickness affect 20 million people worldwide and lead to more than 50,000 deaths annually. The diseases are caused by infection with the kinetoplastid parasites
Use of a light-emitting electronic device such as e-books in the hours before bedtime can adversely impact sleep, overall health, alertness and the circadian clock, a new study has found. Researchers at
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, is a neglected disease that impacts 70 million people distributed over 1.55 million km2 in sub-Saharan Africa and includes at least
Tsetse flies are the sole vectors of human African trypanosomiasis throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Both sexes of adult tsetse feed exclusively on blood and contribute to disease transmission. Notable differences
Human African trypanosomiasis, better known as sleeping sickness, nowadays ranks among the more neglected diseases in the countries of Africa where it is found. Though it still kills many people every
<p>Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, is a neglected disease that impacts 70 million people distributed over 1.55 million km2 in sub-Saharan Africa. Trypanosoma brucei gambiense accounts for almost 90% of the infections in central and western Africa, the remaining infections being from T. b. rhodesiense in eastern Africa. Furthermore, the animal diseases caused by related parasites inflict major economic losses to countries already strained. The parasites are transmitted to the mammalian hosts through the bite of an infected tsetse fly. Know More: <span style="color:#0000ff;">http://www.ploscollections.org/article/browse/issue/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fissue.pcol.v08.i08</span></p>
In a finding that could lead to new treatment for insomnia, a new study has claimed that sleeplessness may actually shrink a person's brain. The University of Cam- bridge study -- the first to link insomnia to a reduction in vital grey matter -- showed that those with chronic sleep problems had lower grey matter density in brain areas used to make decisions.
How the sleeping sickness protozoan evades capture history provides examples of robbers who were masters at disguise. Charles Peace of 19th century England was one. A scholarly gentleman during the day and a burglar by nightfall, he embarrassed even the Scotland Yard at its inability to apprehend him. Science provided him with a rival. The protozoan Trypanosoma brucei, which
Tired all the time, nodding off in the Sounds like you? Better check out. Experts say, millions of Indians need to catch up with their sleep. How to sleep right and enough
