A parasite that lives permanently in the brains of millions may not be as uniformly dormant as scientists once thought.

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

A common parasite long thought to lie dormant is actually much more active and complex. Researchers found that Toxoplasma ...

Ivermectin is used in both animals and humans for parasitic infections. Although fenbendazole is not approved for humans, ...

Millions of patients worldwide are infected with parasitic worms. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), helminth worms are particularly common. Helminth infections are most prevalent in ...

Australian researchers have uncovered how a particular strain of a diarrhea-causing parasite managed to infect more animal species, offering new insights into how parasitic infections emerge and ...

Health officials have confirmed the United States’ first human case of New World screwworm infection, a rare but serious parasitic disease that has prompted alerts across both public health and ...

If vitamin C stops cancer in its tracks, and being deficient in it can cause scurvy – the disease long associated with ...

Lately, social media feeds have been crawling with testimonials about "parasite cleanses" and DIY worm detoxes. Many people may be unknowingly infected, influencers on TikTok and Instagram claim, and ...

Pricey deworming remedies are being touted as cure-alls. Even supermodel Heidi Klum gave it a go. But health experts say they’re not what we need ...