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

A Thelazia infection, called Thelaziasis, can “cause mild to severe signs and lesions, such as foreign body sensation, ...

It’s the medical innovation that no one asked for. Scientists have just created a synthetic version of a tapeworm’s tiny hook-filled head—a perhaps unnerving invention that might actually ...

Neurocrine Biosciences won Food and Drug Administration approval late Friday for the first new treatment for an adrenal ...

Nov. 22, 2024 — Geneticists have developed a gene drive-based solution to the widespread problem of insecticide resistance. In an effort to protect valuable crops, the researchers created an 'e ...

Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), and James Weaver, of Harvard's Wyss Institute, has drawn inspiration from an unexpected source: the world of parasites. "Parasitic ...

Their findings enhance our understanding ... Single Mutation in H5N1 Influenza Surface Protein Could Enable Easier Human Infection Dec. 6, 2024 — A single modification in the protein found on ...

Holly is a graduate medical biochemist with an enthusiasm for making science interesting, fun and accessible. We know that tapeworms have been upsetting stomachs for at least 99 million years ...

Harry Lewis and Marlyn McGrath Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences ...

What will humans be like generations from now in a world transformed by artificial intelligence? Plenty of thinkers have ...