What is Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)? Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) is a type of bacteria that infects your stomach. It can damage the tissue in your stomach and the first part of your small ...

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

It’s not always obvious which of the multitude of species of bacteria riding around in us should be classified as germs and ...

A second man who received the donor's other kidney also developed a parasitic infection, the result of the donor having a ...

The 61-year-old man received a new kidney from a deceased donor after being diagnosed with “nephrosclerosis-related end-stage ...

A shocking new study shows that 90% of freshwater fish in Southern California may be carrying parasites that can infect ...

Two men in Massachusetts and New York, who are 61 and 66 years old, have been left riddled with parasitic worms after ...

A second transplant patient also became infected, leading their doctors to surmise that their new kidneys were likely to ...