Parasites are dangerous creatures that survive off their hosts. Here are 12 common parasites that feed on the human body.

While young people with parasite worms currently have a four times higher risk for developing allergies and asthma than others. Their parents are generally unaffected. Researchers at the University of ...

Scientists at ARUP Laboratories have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that detects intestinal parasites in ...

Parasites, ranging from tapeworms to microscopic protozoa like Giardia, pose significant health threats by infesting humans ...

For two billion people around the planet, anemia, weakness and malaise are part of daily life. These symptoms are part of living with soil-transmitted helminths – more commonly known as intestinal ...

New research in mice suggests that chronic infection with intestinal worms indirectly reduces the number of cells in lymph nodes near the skin, inhibiting the immune system's response to the Bacille ...

Here's how human parasite infection evolved in the U.K. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Intestinal parasitic worms were ...

A rectangular lead coffin dating to the 3rd to 4th century AD has produced the first evidence of an intestinal worm in Roman-era France. Discovered in Januay-Clan, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of ...

DNA within dried feces dating from more than 1,000 years ago provides valuable insights into the pathogens that plagued ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Using a tiny bloodless worm, University of Maryland Associate Professor Iqbal Hamza and his team have discovered a large piece in the puzzle of how humans, and other organisms ...