Next-generation metagenomic sequencing test developed at UCSF proves its effectiveness in quickly diagnosing almost any kind ...

It happens when a parasite that can be found in water invades the eye, damaging the cornea, causing severe pain and ...

Pre-owned fashion is seen as a cheaper, more environmentally friendly way to expand their wardrobe. Although many secondhand ...

Snake lungworm disease, which infects at least 19 snake species, is poised to spread throughout the southeastern U.S.

Get ready to explore one of Africa's most notorious insects: the tsetse fly. These tiny flies may not look like much, but they play a major role in spreading sleeping sickness, aka human African ...

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

Researchers say benzyl butyl phthalate, found in everything from vinyl flooring to children's toys, may be affecting reproductive cells at concentrations commonly detected in human blood samples.

A mum claims doctors warned the lumps in her neck could be parasitic worms from her two adopted 'street cats' - before ...

The team, led by researchers at Harvard Medical School, found BPP and its byproducts were internalized in worms at similar ...

Others, undeterred, believe the giant worms exists. Subsequent expeditions have yet to yield ... To rejuvenate, Bárbara started washing with animal blood. When that failed, it’s said, she used blood ...