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

An outbreak of the flesh-eating New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) has killed seven people and infected at least 1 ...

The New World screwworm is getting dangerously close to the U.S., public health officials warn. If left untreated, a ...

Parasites are real, but social media tends to make them sound like a daily certainty, which is not how it works for most ...

Research led by the University of Sydney is reshaping scientific understanding of one of the world's most widespread canine ...

The Delhi High Court has rejected a plea by Japanese firm Hirotsu Bio Science Inc challenging the dismissal of its patent ...

An RIT premed student and biomedical sciences major’s undergraduate research will demonstrate curiosity and perseverance on ...

Such evidence suggests early heartworms evolved alongside canines millions of years ago. Mosquitoes existed long before ...

A man in Quang Tri was stunned to learn his fatigue and muscle pain were caused by parasitic cysts, likely linked to his ...

HB 3599 by Rep. Mark Lepak, R-Claremore, requires the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to file a Medicaid waiver or state plan amendment on or before January 2027 to impose a $35 cost-sharing ...

A tiny worm turns static electricity into a powerful weapon, launching itself through the air to catch flying prey.

They found that bathing in hot springs subtly reshapes the snow monkeys’ relationships with their parasites and gut microbes.