In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, ...

Key takeawaysGlobally, over 600 million people are infected with the skin-penetrating threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, ...

For children to meet their developmental milestones and lead healthy lives, they must follow a deworming schedule and lead a ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded approval for Johnson & Johnson's nasal spray, Spravato, to allow it to be used ...

A new study from the Kowalinski group at EMBL Grenoble characterized the structure of an important trypanosomal protein ...

Whatever the assailant, though, snake-bite treatment has been the same for a century: inject an antivenin containing antibodies produced in a horse or sheep.

While medication can provide symptom relief, it does not necessarily address underlying maladaptive behaviors, and is therefore considered by many clinicians and adjunct to treatment, rather than ...