Case Western Reserve researchers discover the key to malaria susceptibility in children
Monday, July 27, 2009 - 19:42
in Health & Medicine
A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have solved the mystery of why some children are more susceptible to malaria infection and anemia. These novel findings suggest that some children who are exposed to Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) malaria before birth become tolerant to the malaria parasites, or their soluble products.