Researchers from TU Wien, University of Vienna, and Tufts University discovered how microorganisms swim efficiently without ...

After being sick for several days after the visit, the toddler succumbed to a rare infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, also known as The Brain-Eating Amoeba. But what is this amoeba and why is ...

Bacteria can do it, amoebas can do it, even blood cells can do it: They all have the ability to move in a goal-oriented way in liquids. And they do so despite having extremely simple structures ...

A team was able to show that swimming movements are possible even without a central control unit. This not only explains the ...

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Scientists have revealed how a parasite that affects millions of people every year evades our immune defenses.

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Fayetteville’s splash pads at Walker and Gulley Parks will open this weekend, offering a free way to cool off, but officials want to remind families to have fun safely.

Parasitic meningitis can be caused by a tapeworm infection in the brain or by cerebral malaria. Rarely, an amoeba that lives in certain bodies of freshwater can enter the nose and travel to the brain.