Most people don’t get excited about intestinal parasite eggs preserved in 500-year-old human feces. But Marissa Ledger isn't ...

New World screwworm was largely eradicated from the U.S. and Central America in the 1960s and 1980s, respectively. But the ...

There are parasites all over the world that can infect humans. Some of them are easy to avoid, but others are more common ...

US health officials are urging cattle producers to be on high alert after a parasitic screwworm was found in Mexico, the ...

Screwworm flies prefer to nest on the periphery of fresh wounds in warm-blooded animals — as well as humans — depositing ...

The findings open the door for new diagnostic, surgical tools. Ingestible devices are commonly used to study and treat ...

River otters are a top predator in the area, so their poop is full of DNA from worms, fish, and other organisms, including ...

A study sheds new light on how Toxoplasma gondii parasites make the proteins they need to enter a dormant stage that allows them to escape drug treatment.

A study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers sheds new light on how Toxoplasma gondii parasites make the ...

When did our human ancestors first decide that we needed to cover up and wear clothes? As strange as it may seem, lice may ...

A study by School of Medicine researchers sheds new light on how Toxoplasma gondii parasites make the proteins they need to ...

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ alum Brandi Glanville opened up about spending thousands of dollars trying to find a ...