From spines on neurons to pollen on an insect’s eye, the winners of Nikon’s Small World photo contest offer a kaleidoscopic glimpse into a tiny world.

The samples were prepared by a local healthcare laboratory and digitally scanned under a microscope ... those from parasite ...

Social media users are spreading false claims that putting on headphones and listening to a particular sound frequency will kill parasites.

Hmm, looks like it’s each month since August last year.”We were in the study poring over our spending records to smoke out ...

This parasite is transmitted directly from the saliva of the mosquito into the bloodstream of a person who has been bitten. Under the microscope a malaria parasite can actually be seen literally ...

Swallows infected with parasites move less and in smaller ranges than healthy ones – with detrimental effects on their ...

It's not science fiction. It might sound like something out of a horror movie plot (because it sort of is), but the tongue-replacing parasite is very real. The movie imagines mutated parasites ...

A MAN whose eyeball was invaded by a parasite was left unable to see as he developed a tumour so large it hung down to his chest. What started as swelling in his left eyelid slowly progressed to ...

They infect his blood with Plasmodium and watch under a microscope as this parasite infects his red blood cells. When mature, the parasite causes the host’s red blood cells to burst to release ...

What are the best parasite cleanse options for children? Parasite cleanses are not recommended for children under the age of 12, as their bodies are still developing and may be more sensitive to ...

Tapeworms: If you see something in your cat's feces that resembles grains of white rice, or you notice them licking or biting the area under ... a microscope, hookworms are blood-sucking parasites ...

Calves under one year of age are more susceptible than older cattle. Older cattle frequently have been exposed to the parasites and developed a degree of immunity. Adult worms in the gut of cattle ...