Parasitic brain infections may be the subject of many a horror flick, but presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says this was his reality back in 2010, according to contents of a 2012 ...

So, when she came across research on Toxoplasma, she saw an opportunity where most others had seen only an opportunistic pathogen: Perhaps this brain-targeting parasite could be engineered to produce ...

A parasitic fungus takes over the brains of flies and controls them for its own sinister ends. Here’s the science behind the ...

Can a common parasite help treat Alzheimer’s? Scientists say Toxoplasma gondii may open pathways to brain therapies for ...

Social media users are spreading false claims that putting on headphones and listening to a particular sound frequency will kill parasites.

US presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr says he is in "robust health" following reports that he suffered from a brain parasite more than a decade ago. The New York Times reported that Mr ...

A cutting-edge genetic test can rapidly detect and identify almost any kind of disease-causing microorganism in the human ...

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A decade-long effort has resulted in a new, rapid genomic test to diagnose rare infectious diseases in the brain and lungs.

Scientists developed a genetic tool that can quickly identify nearly any type of pathogenic infection, including those caused ...

A rare amoeba caused Brooklyn McCasland to go blind in one eye — and she’s still struggling with the parasitic infection ...

A cutting-edge genetic test can rapidly detect and identify almost any kind of disease-causing microorganism in the h ...