If vitamin C stops cancer in its tracks, and being deficient in it can cause scurvy — the disease long associated with ...

A microscopic parasite that can live for decades in the human brain infects an estimated one-third of the world's population ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden battle between a widespread brain parasite and the immune cells tasked with destroying it. A parasite that can quietly persist in the human brain is capable of ...

New research led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) warns that hybrid forms of the parasites that cause ...

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Doctors warn that the parasite cleanse trend misleads patients, causing health risks and delaying proper diagnosis of underlying issues.

A common parasite expands across species by abandoning sex, boosting short-term spread while risking long-term collapse.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) I am a microbiologist, and my lab studies Toxoplasma. This new study bolsters emerging ...

If you've handled cat litter or eaten raw meat or unwashed produce, there’s a chance you might have a permanent toxoplasmosis infection spread throughout your body. When you purchase through links on ...