An international team of researchers have developed a promising new drug that could help combat the spread of ...

Researchers have found that the fungus Cordyceps militaris contains a key ingredient that could be used to attack tumor cells ...

Parasites do not have to bite your dog for the treatment to work because the medicine ... to thousands of adverse incidents in pets and humans. To date, 2,500 pet deaths have been allegedly ...

A new drug breakthrough by Scottish researchers has paved the way for a “one shot cure” for malaria. Chemists and ...

Researchers found that Toxoplasma gondii increased the host cell’s metabolic activity, offering insights into potential ...

Many of the microbes that regularly call the skin microbiome home include the bacteria Staphylococcus (which causes staph ...

Demand for secondhand and vintage clothing has surged within the last few years. Pre-owned fashion is seen by many consumers ...

Head lice are small parasites that live on human scalps, feeding on blood. While they don’t cause serious health problems, head lice are a common and frustrating problem, especially among ...

Rabies is a life-threatening virus, but if you're exposed to it, prompt, effective treatment with certain vaccines can save your life. The most common way for a human to be exposed to rabies is ...

Health experts are warning of a potentially fatal but little-known disease called human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) - also ...

Parasitic infection describes the infection of a host with a particular parasite. Parasites are microorganisms that rely on other host organisms for their own survival. Many parasites do not cause ...

Even though sexually transmitted infections are quite common and serious, they are surrounded by a host of misconceptions.