UGA researchers to develop new treatment for Chagas disease
Athens, Ga. – University of Georgia researchers in collaboration with Anacor Pharmaceuticals have received a $5.3 million grant from the Wellcome Trust to develop a new drug for the treatment of Chagas disease, which they hope will be ready to enter clinical trials by 2016. Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which …
UGA researchers discover route for potential Chagas disease animal vaccine
Athens, Ga. – Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered a new way to direct a vaccine to the parasite that causes Chagas disease, a leading cause of death among young to middle-age adults in areas of South America where it is endemic. Chagas disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which spreads …