Parasitic tapeworm larvae release glutamate and other excitatory molecules that can directly excite brain neurons.

The 21st century has served up some serious cinematic heavyweights, sweeping space operas, aching romances that ruin your week, and thrillers that twist your brain into knots.

A shocking new health warning has emerged over ready-to-eat supermarket salads across the UK and Europe. Scientists have ...

A study has revealed how up to 30 percent of Americans could be infected with a dangerous parasite. According to researchers ...

Previous studies have linked the parasite to mind-altering behavior, such as risk-taking, depression and even schizophrenia.

Toxoplasma gondii is an incredibly pervasive parasite that can infect pretty much any warm-blooded animal, taking up ...

Bacteria linked to cat faeces found in ready-to-eat salad bags, amid an alarming rise in food poisoning outbreaks.

Two newly discovered viruses lurking in bats are dangerously similar to Nipah and Hendra, both of which have caused deadly ...

A glob of 99 million-year-old amber has preserved an ancient fly in horror show fashion: with the mushroom-like fruiting body ...

The U.S. government plans to open what amounts to a fly factory by the end of the year, announcing its intent Wednesday to breed millions of the insects in Texas near the border with Mexico as part of ...

Once it finds a fish, the parasite latches on to its gills and makes its way to the brain. But this isn't its final stop. (Learn more about how these parasites manipulate their prey.) ...