It was an eight-centimetre (three-inch) roundworm, called Ophidascaris robertsi, which researchers said was a common parasite in kangaroos and carpet pythons -- but not humans.
In a scenario ripped straight out of your nightmares, doctors discovered a man who had tapeworms burrowed into his brain after ingesting feces-contaminated food...
A study by researchers at University College London (UCL) described 43 cases of patients with COVID-19 who suffered either temporary brain dysfunction, strokes, nerve damage or other serious brain effects
A man, suffering from frequent headaches and a fainting spell, was astonished to find a tapeworm inside his brain, possibly due to a food item he had consumed a decade ago.
Italian anthropologists say the fragment is actually part of an exploded brain from an unfortunate victim of the volcanic eruption of Italy's Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.
A patient diagnosed with Naegleria passed away today while he was being treated, the virus has caused serious concerns in the country with the number of patients continually increasing
Since human brain tissue is difficult to obtain and animal models can only model the human brain to a limited extent, there was a crucial gap in brain research and a novel method to model human disease was highly sought after
Researchers have found "different patterns" in brain scans among children who record heavy smart device and video game use, according to initial data from...