Bacteria can slip into the brain by commandeering cells in the brain’s protective layers, a new study finds. The results hint at how a deadly infection called bacterial meningitis takes hold. In mice ...

A new study led by researchers at Harvard Medical School (HMS) has detailed the step-by-step cascade that allows bacteria to break through the brain’s protective meninges layers and cause the ...

Spinal meningitis, more commonly known as meningitis, is inflammation of the meninges, the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. It is a serious and potentially life threatening condition.

Meningitis is a disease that occurs when bacteria enter the lining of the brain (the meninges) and trigger a potent inflammatory response. The disease is potentially life-threatening, with a high ...

A vaccine has been around since 1971, but some are not aware. Sept. 6, 2007 — -- Evan Bozof, a healthy baseball player and pre-med student at Georgia Southwestern University, thought he was ...

Two Upstate students have died following complications with bacterial meningitis and meningococcemia. One of the students was a 12-year-old named Ansley "Payce" Chappell, a seventh grader who attended ...

Mollaret’s meningitis is a rare form of aseptic meningitis. It’s also known as benign recurrent aseptic meningitis, benign recurrent lymphocytic meningitis, and idiopathic recurrent meningitis.

A multi-state investigation is under way among patients who received spinal steroid injections that have killed seven patients, including two in Michigan, and sickened 91 in the nation. The Centers ...

A meningitis vaccine is generally safe. However, it may not be suitable if a person has an allergy to any of the ingredients, is pregnant or breastfeeding, or is feeling unwell. In these cases, it is ...