Researchers have built a 3D human blood-brain barrier in the lab and discovered a key role of brain pericytes in cerebral malaria disease Cerebral malaria kills 1 out of 5 children that suffer from it ...

Cerebral malaria kills 1 out of 5 children that suffer from it, and causes long-term disabilities in half of the survivors. Malaria is caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, which reproduces in ...

Dr George Biketi a physician, and in charge at Elburgon Hospital in Nakuru on May 25, 2021 [Mercy Kahenda, Standard] Patients with malaria-related symptoms should undergo screening to prevent the more ...

A disease transmitted by the bite of a tiny insect—one that once devastated entire armies—remains among the leading causes of death worldwide. In 2024 alone, there were 282 million cases of malaria ...

Severe childhood malaria is linked to long-term cognitive impairment, according to a new study from Indiana University School ...

Each December, I mark the anniversary of my survival from cerebral malaria. That near-death encounter left me partially blind, profoundly changed and forever aware of the precarious nature of global ...

A discovery by McGill-affiliated researchers could lead to more effective treatment of malaria and other parasitic diseases. When mice are infected in the middle of the night with the parasites ...

When one think of malaria, what often comes to mind is fever, rigour and fatigue. What is less known, however, is that in some cases, it can cause even more severe problems, such as brain infections, ...

A child is vaccinated against malaria on September 13, 2019 in Ndhiwa, Homabaya County, Western Kenya during the launch of a malaria vaccine in Kenya. The vaccine (Mosquirix) is the world's first ...

Eyes, lore has it, are the window to our souls. As it turns out, they’re also a window into the brain. A team of scientists led by Dr. Bo Zhang, an assistant professor of biostatistics in the Vaccine ...