In recent years, the Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic that affected Brazil, particularly the Northeast region, has drawn attention ...

A woman developed an array of symptoms shortly after returning from a vacation, and parasites turned out to be the culprit.

Research shows increasing microplastic accumulation in human brains, but experts urge caution over study methods.

A New York woman, 53, was left blind in one eye after wearing contact lenses in the pool, leading to her contracting a ...

A 30-year-old woman from New England contracted brain worms during a vacation to Hawaii, Thailand, and Japan. Her symptoms ...

Researchers found that excessively activated neurons over time, rather than decreased neuronal activity, cause aging-related decline in brain function in nematodes.

A New England woman was struck with mysterious symptoms after returning from a three-week vacation, and doctors discovered ...

A woman returned from a three-week vacation and started noticing a strange burning sensation in her legs. She visited multiple doctors until being diagnosed with "rat lungworm," a parasite spread by ...

In a case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, doctors explain how they figured out the source of her ...

Take a look around your home and you'll find yourself surrounded by familiar comforts—photos of family and friends on the ...

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the process differed from the evolution of chimpanzees. For the study, published ...

Link suspects that microbes will continue to be detected in the human brain, but judges that “the current level of evidence does not support the existence of microbes in the healthy human brain.” But, ...