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Tropical diseases encompass all diseases that occur solely, or principally, in the tropics. In practice, the term is often taken to refer to infectious diseases that thrive in hot, humid conditions, such as malaria, leishmaniasis, schistosomiasis, onchocerciasis, lymphatic filariasis, Chagas disease, African trypanosomiasis, and dengue.

AI-designed proteins revolutionize snakebite treatment

Research highlights the potential of deep learning in creating proteins that neutralize snake venom, offering new solutions for neglected tropical diseases.

24 Jan 2025

Researchers Discover Genes Key to Spitting Cobra Venom's Cytotoxicity

Functional genomics to dissect and understand the cytotoxicity of spitting cobra venom and define the genetic interactions between the venom and the target to develop a locally acting antidote.

25 Jul 2024

LSTM Scientists Discover Treatment for Tissue Damage by African Spitting Cobra Venom

Scientists at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) have discovered a groundbreaking new snakebite treatment to prevent the devastating tissue damage caused by African spitting cobra venom.

11 May 2024

TTUHSC and TTU Researchers Uncover Promising Leads in the Fight Against Leishmaniasis

Leishmaniasis is a tropical disease caused by parasites known as Leishmania, which are transmitted to humans and animals through the bites of more than 90 species of sand flies.

23 Jun 2023

Single monoclonal antibody infusion can strengthen the body's fight against yellow fever

New research from Oregon Health & Science University and collaborators indicates lab-made antibodies may be able to cure people infected with yellow fever, a virus for which there is no treatment.

30 Mar 2023

CN Bio and iiCON announce COVID-19 research collaboration

CN Bio, a leading Organ-on-a-chip Company (OOC) that designs and manufactures single- and multi-organ microphysiological systems (MPS), today announced a research collaboration with the Infection Innovation Consortium (iiCON), a global collaborative infectious disease R&D programme, to validate the next generation of COVID-19 research tools.

From CN Bio Innovations Limited 9 Nov 2021

Bacteria-induced cell fusion provokes the immune system and causes host cell destruction

Burkholderia pseudomallei is a bacterium in the soil that causes melioidosis, a tropical disease with high morbidity and mortality.

9 Jul 2020

Tropical Disease News and Research

AI-designed proteins revolutionize snakebite treatment

Researchers Discover Genes Key to Spitting Cobra Venom's Cytotoxicity

LSTM Scientists Discover Treatment for Tissue Damage by African Spitting Cobra Venom

TTUHSC and TTU Researchers Uncover Promising Leads in the Fight Against Leishmaniasis

Single monoclonal antibody infusion can strengthen the body's fight against yellow fever

CN Bio and iiCON announce COVID-19 research collaboration

Bacteria-induced cell fusion provokes the immune system and causes host cell destruction

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