A parasitic worm infection, also known as a helminth infection, occurs when parasitic worms, or helminths, infect the body.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than two in five American adults have obesity, a common and ...

In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, ...

With a warming climate comes the threat of expanding habitats for mosquitos that carry malaria, but researchers are using ...

A new study from the Kowalinski group at EMBL Grenoble characterized the structure of an important trypanosomal protein ...

Director Bong Joon-ho and lead star Robert Pattinson have spoken at length about their upcoming sci-fi film Mickey 17.

Scientists have predicted that the rate of foodborne trematode infections will remain stable up to 2030. Foodborne ...

Parasite biology is the study of all biological ... of animal-adapted Cryptosporidium hominis subtypes differ from common human subtypes in the copy number of subtelomeric MEDLE genes ...

Similar to humans, plants have an immune system to help defend against parasites and other deleterious infections. The human body is interconnected with ce | Immunology ...

Parasite genomics is the scientific discipline concerned with the study of the genetic material (genome) of parasites, primarily using sequencing, bioinformatics and computational tools. The ...

"The skin is the largest organ in the human body yet is woefully understudied compared to most other organs. Interactions of EBOV with skin cells have not previously been extensively examined ...

As a result, human brains have shrunk over recent millennia.” He also compares AI-strengthened social media platforms to parasites, writing, “They started out providing useful ways to stay connected ...