Some deadly amoebas may be primed to invade the brain. Naegleria fowleri, known widely as the brain-eating amoeba, typically dine on bacteria in ponds. But the amoeba’s meal-seeking skills might make ...

Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the "brain-eating amoeba," has been in the spotlight after recent infections led to the deaths of a Louisiana child and a North Carolina teenager in the past ...

Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the "brain-eating amoeba," has been in the spotlight after recent infections led to the deaths of a Louisiana child and a North Carolina teenager in the past ...

When the body's temperature falls, it adapts by burning more energy to generate heat and triggering appetite to replace the fuel used to stay warm. While scientists have known about those responses ...

Naegleria fowleri, a "brain-eating amoeba," is a deadly threat found in warm freshwater. Florida has reported the second-highest number of cases in the U.S., behind only Texas. Infections are rare but ...

More information has been revealed about the teenager who died earlier this month after contracting a rare infection from a brain-eating amoeba from warm freshwater in North Carolina. The family told ...

Naegleria fowleri is making headlines after recent infections linked to warm freshwater exposure. The rare amoeba can cause a severe brain infection that is usually fatal. At least two U.S. cases of ...

Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba, is found in soil and warm freshwater environments. Infections are rare but occur when contaminated water enters the nose, often during summer months. The ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found that individuals with bulimia nervosa have structural differences in brain regions involved in reward and motivation, as well as social ...

17-year-old died after contracting the rare brain-eating amoeba A man-made creek at a Durham facility was the likely source of exposure to the brain-eating amoeba that killed a 17-year-old boy, NCDHHS ...