Meanwhile, the parent worm stays put and regenerates the lost tissue. In this way, a single R. multicaudata can dispatch tens ...

They weren’t snakes, of course, but nematodes, also known as roundworms—and, it turns out, they’re the most common ...

E. histolytica kills up to 100,000 people a year, but researchers now have a genetic battle plan to strike back ...

A group of researchers has developed a new formulation for the only drug available on the market to treat helminths, as worms ...

Scientists have revealed how a parasite that affects millions of people every year evades our immune defenses.

“You could see little parts of the human cell being broken off,” Ralston said of her very first encounter with the parasite.

The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this ...

Data, seen by MailOnline, also shows the number of British travellers who have brought the parasite home with them has ...

In mice with human Merkel cell carcinoma, pyrvinium pamoate significantly reduced tumor growth, potentially offering a new ...

The injectable treatment is made from the tissues of a deceased human body, and fans have been wondering how celebrities appear to have turned back time when it comes to their image. Unlike ...

A year ago, the long-time anti-vaccine advocate and current US health secretary famously told The New York Times that a ...

Police in Berks County said a partially decomposed human body was found in the woods on Monday. The Cumru Township Police Department said in release that they responded at 2:30 p.m. to a report of ...