Its range could spread because of climate change ...

Alzheimer’s disease slowly strips away memory and identity, affecting millions of people around the world. For decades, scientists have struggled to understand why it happens. Despite enormous efforts ...

A new brain imaging study has found no evidence of widespread brain inflammation in patients suffering from prolonged ...

A new brain imaging study has found no evidence of widespread brain inflammation in patients suffering from prolonged symptoms after COVID-19 infection. Instead, the most severe long COVID symptoms ...

COLUMBIA — An infectious disease expert with MU Health Care said that while a severe brain infection caused by an amoeba is often deadly, it is extremely rare. Christian Rojas Moreno said the way to ...

Research reveals how brain inflammation triggers extreme muscle weakness across several diseases, including viral infection, bacterial infection and Alzheimer's disease. The study, in fruit flies and ...

PAM is a rare brain infection caused by Naegleria fowleri. The infection affects the brain tissue, causing severe brain ...

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 ...

COVID-19 may be linked to a rise in bacterial brain infections in children, a new study suggests. When the pandemic hit, doctors at Helen DeVos Children's Hospital of Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, ...