Researchers at the (Belgium) have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that regulates the immune response against parasites.

Researchers at the University of Liège (Belgium) have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that regulates the immune ...

Pat Hutchings, a marine biologist focused on studying marine worms, visited Bora-Bora in 2015 while on vacation and decided ...

A four year-long research study has found that particles secreted by an intestinal worm may assist in treating inflammatory ...

The first complete 3D reconstruction of the compound eye of a minute wasp species sheds light on the nuts and bolts of size reduction.

An NUS-based study says 11 species that have bitten humans here can carry 1 or more harmful microbes. Read more at ...

One reason that tonsils may grow back is that one of the operations to remove them is a partial tonsillectomy. Only removing ...

Microbiology is a biological science focused on the study of microorganisms. These are organisms that cannot be seen by the naked eye, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, and single-celled algae and ...

Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt on her reframing the Cinderella story as body horror about the bloody pursuit of beauty.

Living with someone who has a tapeworm increases the risk of developing cysticercosis. People with tapeworms can even infect themselves with eggs through what's known as autoinfection. The risk is ...

The patient’s condition, identified as cysticercosis, was caused by larval cysts of taenia solium (pork tapeworm) after consuming raw or undercooked pork. A shocking image of calcified parasites ...

This case highlights the dangers of eating undercooked pork. A chilling X-ray scan displaying calcified parasites embedded throughout a patient's body has gone viral on social media. The image ...