Seizures in children are often viewed through the lens of fever, genetics, or epilepsy, yet infections of the nervous system ...

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom -- A British man kept having headache after headache, and doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong. When they finally conducted an MRI, doctors discovered something ...

TAMPA, Florida -- It's like something out of a science-fiction movie -- a brain-eating parasitic worm living in your eye. But for one Florida man, it was reality. ***Warning: This story contains ...

A moose in Minnesota stumbles onto the road. She circles, confused and dazed, unable to orient herself or recognize the danger of an oncoming semitruck. What kills her is the impact of 13 tons of ...

A tropical parasite might be making its way into more temperate climates: Rats and snails in five Florida counties have tested positive for rat lungworm, a parasitic worm that can cause a rare type of ...

A one millimeter worm is helping scientists rethink what controls the pace of aging. By tracing how its tiny brain senses the world and broadcasts hormonal commands, researchers are starting to see ...

A moose in Minnesota stumbles onto the road. She circles, confused and dazed, unable to orient herself or recognize the danger of an oncoming semitruck. What kills her is the impact of 13 tons of ...

The human brain is a fascinating and complex organ that supports numerous sophisticated behaviors and abilities that are ...

A reporter whose career was derailed over an alleged digital affair with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has revealed that she was worried about his health following reports that he had a parasitic brain ...

Richard Gerhold works for the University of Tennessee and his research lab offers to perform serology tests for moose and elk for wildlife groups, as mentioned in the article, but this service is not ...