Its range could spread because of climate change ...

When a middle-aged man who had suffered a seizure was admitted to the University of California San Francisco Medical Center in 2021, doctors seeking the cause for his condition quickly became stumped.

High temperatures send many of us straight to the nearest source of water to cool off, whether that’s a pool, beach, lake or backyard splash pad. But if you’ve heard reports about a “brain-eating” ...

In some respects, animals and amoebae are not that different. For instance, both are at risk of potentially deadly attacks by bacteria and have evolved ways to prevent them. Researchers at Baylor ...

WACO, Texas (AP) — Test results are expected later this week after a man who visited a landlocked surf resort in Central Texas died from a rare "brain-eating amoeba," local health officials said ...

The social amoeba, a soil-dwelling organism, also carries its own microbiome, and researchers have discovered that sugar-binding proteins called lectins are essential for amoebas and bacteria living ...

NORTH CAROLINA (WXLV) — A child is dead after contracting a type of bacteria while swimming in a pond at a home in Central North Carolina. The NC Department of Health and Human Services say the child ...