A popular and sporty teenager who made a "big impression" at her new university died within weeks of starting, after ...

Bacterial meningitis is a life-threatening infectious disease of the brain that leaves many survivors with long-lasting neurological impairments. Now, researchers show in a study on rats that the ...

UL’s Dr John Mulvihill talks about cellular mechanobiology, the mothers of the meninges and how his research might help predict recovery after head injuries.

Infections with many different types of bacteria including Streptococcus pneumonia, Listeria monocytogens, and Neisseria mengitidis can cause bacterial meningitis. It's estimated that every year over ...

Understanding this condition is crucial for ensuring both personal health and academic performance. Meningitis involves inflammation of the tissues surrounding the brain, primarily caused by ...

A doctor caring for a boy who later died from meningitis has said she "deeply regrets" stopping antibiotic medication, an ...

Bacterial meningitis is a life-threatening infectious disease of the brain that leaves many survivors with long-lasting neurological impairments. Now, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden ...

A specific protein on the surface of a common bacterial pathogen allows the bacteria to leave the bloodstream and enter the brain, initiating the deadly infection known as meningitis. The new finding, ...

Investigators in Israel and Italy have developed a model of the blood-brain barrier, studies of which may lead to prevention of meningitis in newborns. The research is published in Microbiology ...

The term brain fever is often used for describing someone falling seriously ill with high temperature and altered mental ...

Bacteriologist taking a bacterial culture from a Petri dish. Image: Tim Sandle Bacteriologist taking a bacterial culture from a Petri dish. Image: Tim Sandle Many different types of bacteria can cause ...

Researchers believe this could be a first. Last month, a 100-year-old shark's body was found washed ashore near Newlyn Harbour in England. After studying the body, researchers believe that a brain ...