There are parasites all over the world that can infect humans. Some of them are easy to avoid, but others are more common ...
These parasites typically enter the human body when a person consumes undercooked ... chronic cases can lead to significant health problems. Ascaris lumbricoides, commonly known as roundworms ...
New World screwworm was largely eradicated from the U.S. and Central America in the 1960s and 1980s, respectively. But the ...
River otters are a top predator in the area, so their poop is full of DNA from worms, fish, and other organisms, including ...
A recent peer-reviewed study published in Nature Scientific Reports and reported on in NewScientist suggests that, in general, humans cannot distinguish between human-written poetry and poems ...
A study by School of Medicine researchers sheds new light on how Toxoplasma gondii parasites make the proteins they need to ...
Mountain lions are prowling Greater Los Angeles at night to avoid humans exercising on their mountains, a new study finds. The human population of Greater Los Angeles is increasingly using ...
Five new human cases of H5N1 bird flu have been detected in California. Oregon’s first known human case has been confirmed. Authorities say all cases were transmitted from animals to humans ...
GA2 is designed to stop developing about six days post-infection, during the crucial period where the parasites replicate in human liver cells. The researchers tested whether exposure to GA1 or ...
The findings open the door for new diagnostic, surgical tools. Ingestible devices are commonly used to study and treat ...