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 ...

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 ...

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 remains a neglected tropical disease that inflicts chronic subcutaneous infections—primarily in impoverished rural populations—often resulting in extensive tissue damage, disability and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 of the foot Mycetoma Research Center, University of Khartoum Two molecules that accumulate in the microenvironment of a mycetoma could play significant roles in the immune response that leads ...

"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 ...

The war in Sudan has led to the total or partial destruction of clinics and hospitals, but health professionals are determined to rebuild what has been lost. Among them are scientists researching and ...

The beautiful rose flower tops a green stem that has sharp outgrowths. Many people refer to these as thorns. If you’re a botanist, you might call these sharp outgrowths prickles, as they’re part of ...