Forgotten diseases key to lifting developing world from poverty,...

Toxoplasmosis found more severe in Brazil compared to Europe
(Public Library of Science) Newborns in Brazil are more susceptible to toxoplasmosis than those in Europe, according to a recent study. Researchers...

Prevalence of dementia in the developing world underestimated
(Wellcome Trust) Previous estimates of levels of dementia in the developing world may have substantially underestimated the problem, according to...

Parasitic worm infections increase susceptibility to AIDS viruse...
(Public Library of Science) Persons infected with schistosomes, and possibly other parasitic worm infections, may be more likely to become infected...

Sulston argues for open medicine
Genome pioneer and Nobel Laureate Sir John Sulston says profits are taking precedence over the needs of patients, particularly in the developing...

'Neglected infections of poverty' in US disable hundreds of thou...
(Public Library of Science) An analysis published June 25 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases highlights that diseases very...