This has been quite the wild year in human evolution stories. Our relatives, living and extinct, got a lot of attention—from ...

Archaeologists analyzing a Roman sewer at Vindolanda uncover evidence soldiers lived with chronic gut parasites despite ...

Every year, there’s a new lineup of such curious clinical conditions. There are always some unfortunate souls to mark medical ...

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

Romans living in ancient Britain were plagued by intestinal parasites, all of which are spread by fecal contamination ...

Learn which pets are most commonly hoarded and how unchecked breeding and mental health issues drive animal overcrowding.

Australian researchers have worked with global phamarceutical company MSD to co-develop a new antimalarial drug candidate designed to address the growing challenge of drug resistance and potentially ...

It is no wonder that cats and dogs are beloved members of the family; they are cute, cuddly, and always willing to provide love and affection. However, these sweet canines and felines are also prone ...

Passwords are necessary for almost everything these days – bank accounts, health portals, social media and streaming services. Keeping track of password after password can be as hard as creating new, ...

What happens when life turns against itself? These zombie parasites infect, manipulate, and destroy from the inside out. Their victims walk, move, and act but are no longer in control. This ...

Scientists have finally documented a notorious DNA hitchhiker at work in human cells. The team shows how a protein called ORF2p slices DNA at small openings that form during DNA replication. During ...

They aren’t all sudden or intense, experts says. By Jancee Dunn I had a relative who experienced chest pain one afternoon. He brushed it off, and said that he’d sleep on it and that if he still felt ...