Research Bites

Neglected Tropical Diseases: Research Bites Back

Progress toward the treatment of three major parasitic diseases (sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, and leishmaniasis) was recently demonstrated in an article published online last month in the journal Nature (August 8, 2016). Collectively, these three diseases affect 20million people per year, resulting in 50 thousand deaths. Researchers were able to identify and optimize a small molecule that...

PSSRU at LSE Research Bites 1

The Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) at the London School of Economics and Political Science was established in 1996, as PSSRU expanded from its original base (since 1974) at the University of Kent. Another branch was also established at the University of Manchester. At the LSE we are part of LSE Health and Social Care in the Social Policy Department. For further information about...

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Vermont has mandated labeling of food containing genetically modified ingredients by July 2016. Representatives of the food and biotechnology industries and the Us Grocery Manufacturers Association in Washington DC are opposed to the law, and it is likely to be challenged in the federal court. References the week in science: Britain pledges to be more open about animal research; stanford Univer...

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