Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) is a broader class of acute-onset Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) than the previous term, PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric ...

Using bacteria of the Bartonella henselae species, researchers have demonstrated that antibodies can prevent certain surface proteins of bacterial pathogens from entering host cells. The findings are ...

In a new case study, researchers from North Carolina State University found Bartonella henselae, Babesia odocoilei and Babesia divergens-like MO-1 DNA in brain tissue samples from a young child with ...

Evidence is mounting that certain bacteria spread by cat scratches and other animal exposures can sometimes have startling effects on our brain. In a new study, researchers detail a group of patients ...

We present the complete genomes of two human pathogens, Bartonella quintana (1,581,384 bp) and Bartonella henselae (1,931,047 bp). The two pathogens maintain several similarities in being transmitted ...

MENTAL health symptoms such as depression and anxiety can be triggered in humans who have been in “close contact” with cats, experts have warned. “Cat scratch fever” is an infection caused by a kind ...

Bartonella henselae is the causative agent of cat scratch fever. Herbal medicines could fight against this bacteria effectively, solving the problem of reduced efficacy of antibiotics against many ...

Doctors have started to come around to the idea that hidden bacteria and viruses in the body can affect our mental health and, over the long term, contribute to diseases like dementia and Alzheimer’s.

PORTOLA VALLEY, CA, August 5, 2021 — Bay Area Lyme Foundation, a leading sponsor of Lyme disease research in the U.S., today announced the publication of new data showing that herbal medicines have ...

In a recent case study, researchers from North Carolina State University found Bartonella henselae, Babesia odocoilei and Babesia divergens-like MO-1 DNA in brain tissue samples from a young child ...

A teenager was left believing he was an ‘evil, damned son of the devil’ after he caught a mind-altering bug from a cat. The 14-year-old suffered hallucinations, violent outbursts and thought about ...