Babesiosis in dogs is a disease that is carried by ticks. It affects many systems in the body and it can make your dog very ...

Common land planarians are easily identified by their triangular, spade-shaped head. Some can stretch out a foot in length.

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

On the battleground of the human body, microbes use every skill to mask, infiltrate, manipulate, and evade the immune radar.

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.

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

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

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.

Fish, of course, are not humans, but they allow a fair comparison, Salinas said. And her work suggests that if fish have ...

(Louise Leakey via AP) Scientists study fossil footprints for clues about co-existing species of early human ancestors at the excavation site on the eastern side of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, in ...