The protein, TgAP2X-7, appears to be essential to the parasite's ability to invade a host, form plaques, and self-replicate.

Rajshekhar Gaji was staring at something that should not exist. Under his microscope, parasites that should have been thriving were instead dying—completely unable to survive without a protein his lab ...

How One YouTuber’s $100,000 Truck Destruction Became a Protest Against Bad Mods FL teen busted with $34,000, guns and drugs ...

The enteric nervous system (ENS) is a vast network of nerves built into the walls of the intestine. While it is well known ...

Scientists have long struggled to define brain fog—let alone pinpoint a cause for it. But research is starting to reveal multiple potential causes from inflammation to a leaky blood-brain barrier.

Scientists identified two types of brain cells, neurons and microglia, that are altered in people with depression. Through genomic mapping of post-mortem brain tissue, they found major differences in ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The St. James Wildcats took on the McDonogh 35 Roneagles on Friday night at Pan American Stadium. The Wildcats won a dominant 40-8 game over the Roneagles. They will face ...

WALKER, La. (WGNO) — The Walker Wildcats hosted the Archbishop Shaw Eagles on Friday night. The Eagles dominated, winning 50-26. You can catch more high school football action on Season 34 of WGNO’s ...

A new study from Sweden’s Karolinska Institute found that the brain’s taste cortex responds not only to flavors on the tongue but also to aromas that reach the nose while eating, known as retronasal ...

Scientists have discovered that DMT, a natural compound found in plants and even the human brain, can dramatically reduce brain damage caused by stroke. The psychoactive molecule, long known for its ...

"General Hospital" star Kirsten Storms revealed she is undergoing surgery to treat a brain aneurysm. Storms, who previously underwent brain surgery in 2021 to remove a noncancerous cyst that was ...