Under the scorching sun of rural Rajasthan, a barefoot farmer walks through his field—a scene so ordinary it barely draws notice. But what neither he nor the world sees is that a tiny thorn prick on ...

Mycetoma is a common neglected disease caused by either fungi or bacteria which organize themselves into grains—areas of inflammation surrounded by a collagen capsule. Now, researchers reporting in ...

Osaka, Japan – A groundbreaking study led by a global research consortium offers new hope for patients with mycetoma, a neglected tropical disease. Researchers using an insect model and transcriptome ...

The world's only research centre on mycetoma, a neglected tropical disease common among farmers, has been destroyed in Sudan's two-year war, its director and another expert say. Mycetoma is caused by ...

Mycetoma, a neglected tropical disease, can cause severe disfigurement and disability if not treated early. A holistic, community-based approach to detection and case management is effective at ...

A study led by a global research consortium offers new hope for patients with mycetoma, a neglected tropical disease. Researchers using an insect model and transcriptome analysis have unraveled the ...

Mycetoma is a common neglected disease caused by either fungi or bacteria which organize themselves into grains -- areas of inflammation surrounded by a collagen capsule. Now, researchers have studied ...

Mycetoma is a chronic, progressive infection of the skin and underlying tissues caused by filamentous bacteria (actinomycetoma) or fungi (eumycetoma). It presents as a painless subcutaneous mass with ...

‘Momentous’ breakthrough as trial finds treatment for nail infections to be highly effective for neglected tropical disease A cheap and easily taken drug used to treat fungal nail infections has been ...

"Mashiaat Allah" — It is God's plan. In Sudan, a father utters this Arabic expression as he watches his son die slowly from a flesh-eating fungus. The phrase provides consolation in its ...