The family of Jude Platts is raising money for a memorial to honor the “special little boy” after he died suddenly from a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Experts say Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was most likely describing neurocysticercosis, a tapeworm brain infection that can cause ...

Even a mild case of COVID-19 or the flu can impact the body long after the fever and cough fade, according to new Tulane University research that may help explain why some people struggle to feel ...

C OVID-19 may leave a lasting impression on the brain, even in people who fully recover from their infection. New research ...

A Missourian has contracted a rare, often deadly brain infection from an amoeba, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, is often called a ...

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 ...

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 ...

The family of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr is speaking out about the child's recent death from a brain-eating amoeba. In a new conference Tuesday in Columbia, South Carolina, Carr's parents said they ...

A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly's own immune system to destroy brain cells, leading to signs of neurodegeneration, a new study has found. In the premiere of HBO's big budget ...

Although urinary tract infections (UTIs) are typically minor—albeit painful—health issues for most people, they can pose ...