New MRI to debut in African nation of Malawi; will save lives, advance malaria research
Thursday, June 5, 2008 - 14:42
in Health & Medicine
Michigan State University physician Terrie Taylor studies cerebral malaria in Malawi where the vast majority of malaria patients are children. And, in order to get a closer look at the damage malaria does to a child, Taylor and colleagues study the child's brain, something that, up until now, could only be done in an autopsy.
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