New Discoveries About Severe Malaria Could Lead To New Interventions
Monday, May 21, 2012 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
Researchers from Seattle BioMed, University of Copenhagen and University of Edinburgh have uncovered new knowledge related to host-parasite interaction in severe malaria, concerning how malaria parasites are able to bind to cells in the brain and cause cerebral malaria - the most lethal form of the disease. "Identifying the molecules that allow malaria parasites to 'stick' to the brain takes us one step closer to new treatments," said Joseph Smith, Ph.D., leader of the Seattle team.