A New England woman was struck with mysterious symptoms after returning from a three-week vacation, and doctors discovered ...

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New research reveals how fluoxetine boosts immune protection and prevents sepsis-related heart and metabolic damage.

Brain inflammation, while a crucial part of the body's immune response, takes on a detrimental role in Alzheimer's disease.

In a case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, doctors explain how they figured out the source of her ...

The 30-year-old woman was diagnosed with a rare parasitic infection following a sun soaked trip to Hawaii, Japan and Thailand ...

Chronic wasting disease slowly turns the brains of infected deer (and other cervids) into spongy, deteriorating masses, triggering bizarre behavior and, inevitably, a fatal outcome.

Meningococcal infections can lead to severe, sometimes deadly, bloodstream infections, and severe swelling in the brain and ...