This captivating 1920s educational film delves into both microscopic life and the intricacies of human biology. It begins with a fascinating look at the amoeba, showcasing its movement, feeding ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – At least one person in South Carolina recently contracted a rare case of a brain-eating amoeba that occurs naturally in freshwater, state health officials have confirmed. The ...

There’s a sinister health threat we’re not taking seriously enough, a new paper argues – and it’s not a virus, bacterium, nor even a fungus. It’s the amoebae, free-living organisms that can survive ...

The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this wily, shape-shifting amoeba causes nothing worse than diarrhea. But sometimes ...

The family of a 12-year-old boy who died after contracting a rare and deadly brain-eating amoeba in a South Carolina lake has come forward with a public statement, expressing heartbreak and urging ...

A Missouri resident has died from a rare brain infection after water skiing in the Lake of the Ozarks. Typically, fewer than 10 cases of the infection are reported in the U.S. each year, the state ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KAKE) - Missouri health officials say that a resident contracted a lab-confirmed case of what's commonly known as a "brain-eating" amoeba. KMBC-TV reports that officials with the ...

Entamoeba histolytica (green) attacking human T-cells. A new paper by UC Davis researchers lays out a strategy for investigating how this parasite can hide from the human immune system while attacking ...

The South Carolina community is mourning the loss of 12-year-old Jaysen Carr, who died July 18 after contracting a rare but deadly brain infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, commonly known as the ...