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Discovery paves way for development of new therapies for Chagas disease

Discovery paves way for development of new therapies for Chagas disease

Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, affects some 8 million people worldwide. More than a third develop serious heart or digestive problems with an increased risk of death. The process that leads to this clinical condition is not completely understood. An article published in the journal Biomedicines describes a study by Brazilian …

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Identifying genes that keep neurons healthy – Neuroscience News

Summary: Kinase enzymes are essential for neurons to perform autophagy. Researchers found that deleting genes that code for NDR1 and NDR2 kinases impairs neuron health and stimulates neurodegeneration in young and old mice. Source: Francis Crick Institute Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found that deletion of two genes that code for key enzyme …

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