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Conflict's impact on a neglected disease

Published: May 8, 2024, 8 p.m.

A research center in Sudan had brought hope for neglected disease mycetoma, we hear from a mycetoma expert how the conflict has affected research. Also on the show, have researchers discovered a genetic form of Alzheimer\u2019s, and for the first time an orangutan is seen making a medicine to treat its own wound \u2013 what can this tell us about the history of human medication?

Presenter: Claudia Hammond \nProducer: Margaret Sessa-Hawkins