River Blindness Revealed in Urine.

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    • Subject Terms:
      SCRIPPS Research Institute
    • Subject Terms:
      GLOBISCH, Daniel; BOUSSINESQ, Michel
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses a study by researcher Daniel Globisch and colleagues from Scripps Research Institute in San Diego, California which discovers the urine molecule to eliminate river blindness or Onchocerca volvulus. Researchers have identified the molecule as a neurotransmitter remnant that larval worm stages excrete. Onchocerciasis expert Michel Boussinesq notes that the approach made by researchers in identifying biomarkers has been elegant and innovative.