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.

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

Specific brain cells known as layer 5 pyramidal neurons play a vital role in how our brains process information. Research by ...

Specific brain cells known as layer 5 pyramidal neurons play a vital role in how our brains process information.

Parasite, zombie, leech—these words are often used to describe people in unkind ways. Many of us recoil when ticks, tapeworms ...

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Scientists just discovered that a common cat parasite might be the key to treating brain disorders. Here's how this weird breakthrough could change ev ...

Noble Prize-winning peacemaker Jimmy Carter spent nearly four decades waging war to eliminate an ancient parasite plaguing the world’s poorest people. Rarely fatal but searingly painful and ...

Former reality star Brandi Glanville has shared an update on her "mystery" skin condition she believes to be a ...