Brain-eating-amoeba infections are extremely rare, but when they do strike, they are almost always deadly, killing around 97% of victims. Such infections are caused by free-living amoebas, such as ...
Brain-computer interfaces are a groundbreaking technology that can help paralyzed people regain functions they’ve lost, like moving a hand. These devices record signals from the brain and decipher the ...
The Naegleria fowleri, or “brain-eating ameba” kills over 97% of those infected.KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images A person in Florida has died after they were infected with a deadly ...
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 ...
A person in Florida has died after being infected with the rare brain-eating amoeba Naegleria fowleri.The infection possibly resulted from "sinus rinse practices utilizing tap water," according to a ...
When it comes to relieving sinus congestion with nasal irrigation using a neti pot, do yourself a favor and think twice before using regular tap water. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...