Researchers at the University of Arizona Cancer Center find a possible new treatment for Merkel cell carcinoma. This ...

Nobody looks forward to scooping poop, but your dog’s daily deposit holds more information than you might think. That humble ...

Scientists have discovered that starving and then refeeding worms can reveal surprising secrets about aging. When a specific ...

“Eating the shrimp’s digestive tract doesn’t make you sick—as long as you cook it thoroughly,” says Dr. Love. That means ...

Dr. Mikhail Yakubov at Manhattan Gastroenterology shares his top picks for foods that can help naturally relieve constipation ...

Single-celled organisms called archaea aren't generally thought to cause human disease, but one species has been implicated in colorectal cancer ...

A second man from Albany, N.Y., aged 66, who received the donor’s other kidney also developed a parasitic infection, the ...

Two men in Massachusetts and New York, who are 61 and 66 years old, have been left riddled with parasitic worms after ...

A second transplant patient also became infected, leading their doctors to surmise that their new kidneys were likely to ...

A 61-year-old man thought he was on his way to recovery after receiving a donated kidney, but his life soon took a turn for the worse. Two months after the transplant procedure, the man was back in ...

Though pinworm infestation has been prevalent since the early years of laboratory animal medicine, the genomes of these parasites have not yet been sequenced. The authors used high-fidelity ...

Although anyone can become infected with pinworms, it’s most common in children younger than 10 years old. Kids that age often have their fingers in their mouths, and they aren’t always great ...