A common parasite long thought to lie dormant is actually much more active and complex. Researchers found that Toxoplasma ...
About one-third of humanity possesses a parasite concealed in the brain. Long perceived as inactive, it has recently been ...
Entamoeba histolytica (green) attacking human T cells. A new paper by UC Davis researchers lays out a strategy for investigating how this parasite can hide from the human immune system while attacking ...
A parasite that lives permanently in the brains of millions may not be as uniformly dormant as scientists once thought.
Researchers studying the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum have discovered a previously unknown stage in its life cycle ...
Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by water borne schistosome parasites that affects more than 200 million people worldwide, causing chronic illness, disability and, in severe cases, life threatening ...
It’s Halloween season, the liminal period when the general public seems to have a greater tolerance for stomach-churning content, so let’s talk about parasites, perhaps the most disgusting — and ...
A University of California, Riverside team of scientists has found that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite affecting up to ...
Ivermectin is used in both animals and humans for parasitic infections. Although fenbendazole is not approved for humans, ...