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

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 »
Source: The Rockefeller University Newswire - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Tags: Science News African sleeping sickness chromatin F. Nina Papavasiliou Günter Blobel immunology Laboratory of Lymphocyte Biology parasitic infection small-molecule inhibitors Virology and Microbiology Source Type: news