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health-and-medicine2 years ago•1 min saved

"Breakthrough in Sleeping Sickness Treatment with Fexinidazole Discovery"

The European Medicines Agency has endorsed fexinidazole, an oral medication, as a safer and highly effective treatment for sleeping sickness, with a 97% cure rate for the acute form of the disease. This development is a significant improvement over the previous toxic treatments. Despite the success, challenges in drug distribution, diagnosis, and the potential for complacency remain, requiring ongoing vigilance in the fight against this parasitic disease.

via BNN Breaking|

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health2 years ago•6 min saved

"Breakthrough Treatment Emerges in the Fight Against Sleeping Sickness"

The European Medicines Agency has endorsed the use of fexinidazole, an oral medication, for the treatment of acute sleeping sickness, a disease spread by tsetse flies and previously treated with toxic drugs. This new treatment has shown a 97% cure rate in clinical trials and is a safer alternative to the previous arsenic-based therapy, which had a fatality rate of up to 10% from the treatment itself. The approval of fexinidazole, which has been used for chronic sleeping sickness, could significantly improve outcomes for patients and aid in controlling potential outbreaks.

via NPR|

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health-and-science2 years ago•1 min saved

"Fexinidazole: The New Frontier in Effective Sleeping Sickness Therapy"

Researchers at Bar-Ilan University have discovered a new method to combat African trypanosomiasis, commonly known as sleeping sickness, by targeting the ribosome of the trypanosome parasite to inhibit its protein synthesis, leading to its death. This RNA-based drug approach could prevent the disease's transmission and also aid in treating other parasitic diseases. The study, which involved collaboration with Nobel laureate Prof. Ada Yonath, offers a promising avenue for developing effective treatments against parasites resistant to current drugs.

via ISRAEL21c|

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