A cure for many tropical diseases was discovered 30 years ago this month. The drug is donated by its manufacturer. Why are we still dealing with neglected tropical diseases?
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Although a drug of known safety and efficacy is available, scabies still affects more than 100 million people across the world.
The 2015 Nobel Prize in medicine went to research on remedies derived from natural compounds. Academia is continuing the fight against 'neglected' diseases by similarly hunting for new drugs in nature.
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Associate Professor of Chemistry, Northeastern University
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Professor of Chemistry, Northeastern University
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Group Leader, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute. Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne. Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician, Royal Children's Hospital, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Ph.D. Candidate in Microbiology, Harvard University
