Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Missourian has contracted a rare, often deadly brain infection from an amoeba, according to the Missouri Department of Health ...

What started as a sinus infection left a Long Island teenager fighting for his life, requiring emergency brain surgery.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Missouri man who became infected with a brain-eating amoeba has died less than one week after public health officials announced ...

A study of 374,000 people finds that severe infections, such as UTIs and pneumonia, significantly increase dementia risk independently of other illnesses.

Anyone who has weathered a bad stomach bug knows the feeling: a loss of appetite that sets in and lingers, even after the ...

A microscopic parasite quietly infects the brains of millions worldwide. Known scientifically as Toxoplasma gondii, this tiny invader silently alters brain function without obvious symptoms. Beneath ...

CANBERRA, March 26 (Xinhua) -- A study led by scientists in Australia has uncovered a gut-brain pathway governing how parasitic infections lead to nausea, appetite loss and other sickness symptoms.

Why do parasites cause loss of appetite? Scientists have identified a gut-to-brain signaling pathway involving tuft cells and ...

CBD may be a promising therapy for people living with HIV. While the virus can be controlled with treatment, it can still wreak havoc on the brain and cause problems with cognition. FIU researchers ...

The man had been waterskiing on the Lake of the Ozarks in the days before contracting the infection, known as primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter ...