Findings That Could Lead To New Interventions For Severe Malaria
Researchers from Seattle Biomedical Research Institute (Seattle BioMed), the University of Copenhagen and the 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. Three related papers were published in the May 21 online edition of PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), a premier scientific journal, highlighting this research... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
New clot drug for heart patients
Hundreds of thousands of heart patients could benefit from new blood thinning drugs to cut their risk of stroke, guidelines recommend (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)