Increased pressure in the brain can lead to death in many children who fall into coma from cerebral malaria, which is the most severe form of the disease. (sciencedaily.com)
The most common forms of this disease usually affect patients over the age of 65 and are collectively the most frequent cause of legal blindness in developed countries. (scientificamerican.com)
For years, scientists have observed that tumor cells from certain breast cancer patients with aggressive forms of the disease contained low levels of mitochondrial DNA. (sciencedaily.com)