Entamoeba histolytica (green) attacking human T cells. A new paper by UC Davis researchers lays out a strategy for investigating how this parasite can hide from the human immune system while attacking ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Sneaky parasite evades the human immune system by stripping cells and wearing them as a disguise Parasites are known to infect human cells through a variety of ingenious mechanisms. Many of them have ...

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 ...

Male fertility rates have been plummeting over the past half-century. An analysis from 1992 noted a steady decrease in sperm counts and quality since the 1940s. A more recent study found that male ...

(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 ...