Scientists at the University of Virginia have uncovered a surprising way the brain defends itself by letting a parasite in, ...

The parasite that may already live in your brain can infect the very immune cells trying to destroy it, but new UVA Health ...

A microscopic parasite that can live for decades in the human brain infects an estimated one-third of the world's population ...

Scientists are warning that a microscopic predator is quietly exploiting the world’s warming and aging water systems, ...

Over the past month, "brain worm" anxiety has skyrocketed. In case you missed it, this happened after independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that a worm ate part of his brain ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Aging, researchers investigated how past infections relate to brain volume changes and dementia risk. Prior diagnoses of severe infections are ...

Summary: Advanced imaging reveals that COVID-19 may cause lasting brain changes, even in people without ongoing symptoms, ...

A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly's own immune system to destroy brain cells, leading to signs of neurodegeneration, a new study has found. In the premiere of HBO's big budget ...

Experts say Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was most likely describing neurocysticercosis, a tapeworm brain infection that can cause seizures. (Mario Tama/Getty Images) Independent presidential candidate Robert ...

COVID-19 may be linked to a rise in bacterial brain infections in children, a new study suggests. When the pandemic hit, doctors at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital of Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, ...

Scientists are raising concerns about free-living amoebae, resilient microbes that can survive in water systems and enable ...