Lurking in the shadows of many ecosystems are animals whose main motivations are, quite literally, to hijack the bodies of ...

A parasite that causes bouts of “explosive diarrhea” has surfaced in California as a fast-growing outbreak sweeps across the ...

Why tracking down the source of 'explosive diarrhea' illness is tricky Health officials face challenges tracing a food link ...

Because the Greenland shark lives in the dim depths of the ocean and is often infested with parasites that attach to its eyes ...

We also report on a potentially important discovery on how malaria parasites infect cells, which could lead to future ...

Got a nasty stomach bug that won't go away? It could be cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection that causes weeks of debilitating diarrhea, cramps and bloating.

Scientists captured malaria's invasion structure in atomic detail, revealing how it actively reshapes red blood cell ...

That’s because a parasite called Cyclospora, which can contaminate raw produce and causes ferocious and long-lasting bouts of ...

For nearly half a century, scientists have known that malaria parasites force their way into human red blood cells through a ...

For nearly half a century, scientists have known that malaria parasites force their way into human red blood cells through a ring-shaped structure called the moving junction. What no one could work ...

Toxoplasma gondii infects nearly a third of the world’s population, usually without causing symptoms. But in pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems, the parasite can cause serious ...