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Molecular mimicry, protein misfolding, and NDS
Accumulation of aggregates of misfolded proteins occurs in several neurodegenerativediseases such as Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson Disease, Huntington Disease,amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and ...
BBC video documentary about NDS
Many people outside Uganda have probably not heard about Nodding Disease Syndrome, a devastating brain disease of children. This BBC video is informative without being sensational. http://www.bbc....
Onchocerca volvulus adult worms
Photo courtesy of WHO/TDR/OCP.These worms are found in skin nodules in patients with river blindness or onchocerciasis. The majority of children with NDS are positive for the worms ...
Life cycle of Onchocerca volvulus
Why we decided to do this NDS research
This project was inspired by three major facts. First, there is a consistent association between NDS and riverblindness (onchocerciasis) caused by a parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus. Second, the ...