News tagged with cerebral malaria


New malaria tool shows which kids at greatest risk

Researchers at Michigan State University have identified a test that can determine which children with malaria are likely to develop cerebral malaria, a much more life-threatening form of the disease.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research team launches groundbreaking drug trial in Africa

Determined to bring relief to seizure victims, a Michigan State University research team this month begins a groundbreaking clinical drug trial that could help prevent a quarter-million African children from developing epilepsy ...

Medications created Feb 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cerebral malaria: Pinpointing a potential therapeutic target

An excessive response of the immune system to malarial infection can lead to serious complications, such as cerebral malaria. While the mechanism causing the onset of cerebral malaria is unclear, immunologists ...

Immunology created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Statin drug shows promise for fighting malaria effects

Researchers have discovered that adding lovastatin, a widely used cholesterol-lowering drug, to traditional antimalarial treatment decreases neuroinflammation and protects against cognitive impairment in a mouse model of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The effects of turmeric therapy on cerebral malaria studied

A Centenary researcher is off to New Delhi to study the impact on cerebral malaria of the major ingredient of turmeric, curcumin.

Medical research created Oct 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Anti-inflammatory drugs may improve survival from severe malaria

A novel anti-inflammatory drug could help to improve survival in the most severe cases of malaria by preventing the immune system from causing irrevocable brain and tissue damage.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Severe malaria: Research findings could lead to new interventions

Researchers from Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (Seattle BioMed), the University of Copenhagen and the University of Edinburgh have uncovered new knowledge related to host-parasite interaction in severe malaria, concerning ...

Medical research created May 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cutting calories before cutting in surgery

Dietary restriction has already been shown to extend the lives of laboratory animals, but recent research suggests the beneficial effects of eating less may extend to improved recovery from surgery and better ...

Health created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drug could reverse scourge of cerebral malaria for survivors

Michigan State University researchers, with the help of a groundbreaking medical device, are starting a clinical trial in Africa they hope will provide relief for the hundreds of thousands of children who ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Notre Dame researchers report fundamental malaria discovery

A team of researchers led by Kasturi Haldar and Souvik Bhattacharjee of the University of Notre Dame's Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases has made a fundamental discovery in understanding how malaria parasites cause deadly ...

Medical research created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New X-ray method for understanding brain disorders better

Researchers including members from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen have developed a new method for making detailed X-ray images of brain cells. The method, called SAXS-CT, can map ...

Neuroscience created May 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

EPO doping helps combat cerebral malaria

Almost 3.3 billion people, half of the world's population, risk being infected with malaria. Despite having effective means against malaria, the WHO reports 250 million cases of malaria each year and more than 700,000 related ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 21, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0