Scientists are raising concerns about free-living amoebae, resilient microbes that can survive in water systems and enable ...

If the phrase “brain-eating amoeba” sounds like something out of a sci-fi horror movie, you’re not alone. In Arizona, it’s a very real concern that lurks in warm fresh water during the hottest months.

On hot summer days, people may often go for a swim in a beautiful lake or river to cool off from the heat. And while heat isn't always a good friend to the body, another danger might be also lurking ...

A child in Nebraska is suspected to have died from a rare case of brain-eating amoeba, health officials said Wednesday. If confirmed, it will be the first known death from Naegleria fowleri in the ...

A Missouri resident died after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba at the Lake of the Ozarks, state health officials announced this week. The patient, identified only as an adult from ...

Doctors believe a woman who died from rare brain-eating amoebas used tap water to rinse her sinuses. The 69-year-old Seattle resident died in February after undergoing brain surgery at Swedish Medical ...

“He said that he was going to wait until his 13th birthday to have a party, and we still have it, even though he’s not here," Jaysen Carr's mom said GoFundMe Jaysen Carr, 12, of Columbia, S.C., died ...

Scientists are warning that a microscopic predator is quietly exploiting the world’s warming and aging water systems, ...

Naegleria fowleri, commonly called the brain-eating amoeba, is a rare but serious threat in warm freshwater during hot months. The amoeba enters through the nose and travels to the brain, causing a ...

Jaysen Carr, 12, of Columbia, S.C., died on July 18 after he contracted a rare brain-eating amoeba while swimming at a lake He was a student athlete at Hand Middle School and a member of a school ...