Sometimes dubbed the 'pleasure chemical', dopamine is often wildly misunderstood. Nikolay Kukushkin delves into what the much-discussed neurotransmitter really does to our brains. Our brains are ...

Larimer County health officials have discovered St. Louis encephalitis virus in an isolated pool of tested mosquitoes found in northeast Fort Collins, the first time such a discovery has been made in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Roughly 30% of hospital admissions for encephalitis required repeat lumbar punctures. Diagnostic uncertainty is ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina's Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed the first human fatality from Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus in the state in over 20 years. The EEE virus is ...

SHREVEPORT, La. — A horse brain cell infected with the deadly mosquito-borne virus Eastern Equine Encephalitis, or EEE, illustrates the serious risk posed by the virus. At LSU Diagnostics and within ...

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School, in collaboration with researchers in Nepal, have found that waning immunity to Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) may increase the risk of more severe dengue ...

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School, in collaboration with researchers in Nepal, have found that waning immunity to Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) may increase the risk of more severe dengue ...

The Lubbock Public Health Department on Tuesday announced that St. Louis Encephalitis virus has been confirmed in mosquitos in Lubbock and offered tips to avoid exposure. West Nile Virus continues to ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The St. Louis encephalitis virus — which is similar to West Nile virus — has been detected in Utah's mosquitoes, the Salt Lake County Health Department announced on Wednesday. A ...

Japanese encephalitis virus continues to spread in Australia. It has been detected in the country’s mosquito and arbovirus surveillance programs, as well as in feral pigs and commercial piggeries in ...

Encephalitis is a potentially life-threatening condition that involves inflammation of the brain. While some cases of encephalitis are caused by a bacterial or viral infection, other cases of ...