A parasite that infects millions across Africa may quietly prime the cervix for cancer — and, surprisingly, a standard treatment for the infection could amplify that risk, new research hints. The ...

The drug ivermectin is one example. It’s gotten a lot of attention in recent years, but is not approved to treat any cancer ...

Prescriptions for the anti-parasite medication ivermectin doubled in the months following an endorsement by a celebrity ...

Ancient genetic fragments reshape cancer genomes years before diagnosis. A study published in the journal Science reveals how jumping fragments of human DNA, a type of genetic parasite, destabilize ...

Scientists may have discovered a way to lessen risk of cancer in stem cells… using a parasitic piece of DNA from insects known as “piggyBac” that’ll cut and paste itself overwriting the disease.

Health officials have warned that the toll of a recent outbreak of the gruesome 'crypto' parasite at a petting farm in Wales is far greater than previously thought. The number of people thought to ...