The brain has a membrane called the blood-brain barrier, which acts as a barrier to prevent pathogens in the blood from invading the brain and central nervous system. This protects the brain from ...

Parasites take an enormous toll on human and veterinary health. But researchers may have found a way for patients with brain disorders and a common brain parasite to become frenemies. A new study ...

An Australian neurosurgeon removed a live 3-inch (7.62 cm) nematode from the brain of a 64-year-old woman in 2022. Since this nematode was a snake parasite, it is reported that it is the first time ...

Clinical case: A novel parasite identified in a patient after months of diagnostic uncertainty. © Hossain, M., Kennedy, K. J., Wilson, H. L., Spratt, D., Koehler, A ...