Study suggests new way to help the immune system fight off sleeping sickness parasite

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 - 14:21 in Health & Medicine

There are currently few treatments for the disease, and those that exist have substantial side effects. A new study reveals a method, involving epigenetic mechanisms, that causes the African sleeping sickness parasite to change into a new state, potentially making it easier for the host immune system to eliminate it. More »

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