The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) reported that a resident in southwestern Louisiana is hospitalized with the state's first human case of bird flu, known as H5N1. LDH is working with the ...

An attorney who represented HHS nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. previously asked the FDA to repeal approval for the polio ...

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

For years, scientists have looked to a critical piece of immune system machinery - known as the interferon pathway - for answers. There, when our cells sense an infection, they release a protein known ...

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

National Geographic claims that the “ick” feeling is related to a biological, primal instinct. In several primate species, including humans, adult females are “more sensitive to grossness than males,” ...

Experiencing wildlife on our travels opens us up to the potential for disease. These 10 animals can infect humans with multiple diseases.

Researchers have shown how genetic defects in Toxoplasma gondii are rescued if co-infected with normal parasites, thanks to ...

The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service just suspended cattle trade with Mexico over the detection of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite. Here's what it could mean for you.

A research team has uncovered a molecular strategy employed by worm parasites (helminths) to evade host immune defenses. This discovery opens new avenues for the development of innovative vaccines and ...

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

Helminths are known for their remarkable ability to regulate host immune responses, a trait that has intrigued scientists for ...