Symptoms usually begin as headache, nausea, vomiting and fever, but then can spread to neurological symptoms after the ...

Parasites are often overlooked in biodiversity research and conservation efforts. That needs to change, says zombie ant researcher Charissa de Bekker.

Scientists make major breakthrough in the fight against crop disease, saving money and helping to protect future food ...

In most cases, the rash from a wandering worm is in a foot, ankle, thigh, or rear—basically from a person walking or sitting ...

Researchers have identified two key genes, SbSLT1 and SbSLT2, that help sorghum resist Striga by preventing its germination.

In a case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine, doctors explain how they figured out the source of her ...

Why have some orchids stopped photosynthesis and become parasites feeding on fungi? Researchers found that in at least one species the transition may be driven by the opportunity -- more than by the ...

When most people think of parasites affecting their pets, they imagine heartworms in dogs or roundworms in cats. However, ...

In Vaulkavysk, Belarusian women with children under 7 years old, as well as those who officially work in Belarus and Russia, ...

It was wrong to describe petitions seeking facilities for homeless persons as an attempt to secure ‘freebies’ for idle and lazy persons, they said.

Epigenetic inhibitors as a promising new antimalarial intervention strategy? A new study identifies an inhibitor of gene regulation that specifically kills the malaria pathogen.

Making strong observations on the practice of political parties announcing freebies ahead of elections, the Supreme Court has ...