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 ...

Malaria is often associated with fever, chills, and fatigue. But in severe cases, it can take a far more dangerous turn. One such life-threatening complication is cerebral malaria, a condition that ...

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 ...

Most of us know that mosquitoes can cause problems like malaria. Just one bite can make you very sick. But did you know there’s a type of malaria that can harm your brain? This is called cerebral ...

The Plasmodium genus of unicellular protozoan parasites are responsible for causing the disease malaria in humans, the most deadly of which includes Plasmodium falciparum. Each year, malaria affects ...

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, ...

Cerebral malaria is a severe neurological complication caused by parasitic infection of a bite by an anopheles female mosquito. According to Dr George Biketi, the disease presents with a clinical ...