Sam Ballard, who died at the age of 28, ate a slug at a friend's party for a dare while still a teenager. The consequences would prove to be catastrophic, resulting in the keen rugby player requiring ...

Trichuris incognita is a newfound intestinal roundworm closely related to the whipworm parasite. However, it is significantly more resistant to treatment.

Research published Tuesday is the first to connect the dots between a common herpes virus, head injury, and Alzheimer's.

Researchers have uncovered mechanisms that may link head injuries and concussions to the emergence of neurodegenerative disease, pointing to latent viruses lurking in most of our brains that may be ...

Studies have long warned that blows to the head may raise the risk of neurodegenerative conditions. Now, scientists believe ...

Layer 5 pyramidal neurons, crucial for brain information processing, vary significantly in their synaptic protein composition based on neuron type.