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

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

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Toxoplasmosis is a parasite that can control rodent behavior and may increase risk-taking and accidents in infected humans.

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 ...

A cat parasite that can infect humans is called toxoplasma and it's a parasite that can live in all cat species. The parasite can spread to almost all other birds and mammals, not just humans, on ...

A dog in the San Fernando Valley was found to have Baylisascaris, or raccoon roundworm, eggs in its system during a routine ...

Learn how heartworm disease became widespread in dogs, reflecting an evolutionary history that spans back to ancient times.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) More than 1,200 Bridgeport high school seniors celebrated graduation Friday during a ...