Most mammals produce their own vitamin C using an enzyme called GULO. Around 60 million years ago, humans lost this ability, ...

Humans have been inadvertently using microbes to influence our health for thousands of years. But only recently has the ...

Heartworm disease is a common and life-threatening cardiovascular disease caused by a worm parasite — Dirofilaria immitis, which is spread by more than two dozen mosquito species. Vets in the ...

A brain parasite infects the very cells meant to stop it. Scientists now know how the body still manages to fight back.

Scientists have uncovered a hidden battle between a widespread brain parasite and the immune cells tasked with destroying it. A parasite that can quietly persist in the human brain is capable of ...

You may be surprised to see that Persian cats are among vets' picks for most popular cat breeds in shelters. The stuning cat ...

Acanthamoeba keratitis is a rare but blinding parasitic eye disease. Experts share how to avoid it and treat it.

Can’t figure out why you’ve been feeling off? If you’ve been dealing with fatigue, bloating, brain fog, or digestive drama, ...

New research led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) warns that hybrid forms of the parasites that cause ...

A common parasite expands across species by abandoning sex, boosting short-term spread while risking long-term collapse.

In the 1950s, archaeologists excavated the Cave of the Dead Children in Mexico and found a number of ancient artifacts, including fossilized human feces. Now, researchers have used modern technology ...

Parasites are organisms that feed off their hosts for survival. Such parasitic creatures can cause mild to serious symptoms and, in some cases, fatal infections in their hosts. “Overall, parasites ...