Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Melanesian offspring prove less susceptible to malaria
Melanesian children have lower fatality rates due to severe malaria than children in other geographic regions, according to UWA researchers.
Apr 21, 2014
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News tagged with cerebral malaria
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Proteomics discovers link between muscle damage and cerebral malaria
Malaria-related complications remain a major cause of death for children in many parts of the world. Why some children develop these complications while others don't is still not understood.
Apr 17, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Drug protects mice against malaria brain damage, raises levels of BDNF in humans
Cerebral malaria is a serious complication of infection with the malaria parasite, affecting approximately one in a thousand children in areas where malaria is common. Many of the patients die, and among those who survive, ...
Mar 6, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chronic inflammation of blood vessels could help explain high childhood mortality in malaria regions
Recurrent episodes of malaria cause chronic inflammation in blood vessels that might predispose to future infections and may increase susceptibility to cardiovascular disease, a Wellcome Trust study in Malawian children finds.
Sep 18, 2013
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Medical research
Brain-damaging complications of malaria arise from immune response to parasite antigens absorbed by blood vessels
Most deaths caused by the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum result from the onset of cerebral malaria. This severe neurological condition arises when parasites accumulate within the brain vasculature. Numerous studies ...
Sep 11, 2013
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Medical research
Researchers reveal malaria's deadly grip
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, the University of Oxford, NIMR Tanzania and Retrogenix LTD, have identified how malaria parasites growing inside red ...
Jun 5, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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.
May 8, 2013
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Medications
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 ...
Feb 16, 2013
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Immunology
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 think that ...
Jan 16, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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 ...
Dec 27, 2012
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