Parasites and worms are common infections of the digestive system and are characterized by indigestion, abdominal bloating, gas and diarrhea. In severe infection, there may be fever, joint pain, ...

Fleas can also transmit parasites like tapeworms and spread diseases that can harm both cats and humans. Veterinarian-approved flea and tick treatments are safe and effective and often control ...

The fork-shaped grub burrows through human skin where it lays ... but because re-infection is common, treatment is usually needed. "Dr Dhillon added: "Roundworms, tapeworms, and other parasites ...

They weren’t snakes, of course, but nematodes, also known as roundworms—and, it turns out, they’re the most common ...

It is not contagious and cannot be spread by touching, hugging, sharing food or being near someone who has it.

There is a natural and highly effective solution at work for unwanted guests like crane fly larvae (leatherjackets) and ...

Hundreds of parasites have the ability to infect humans, including lice, mites and ticks. However, parasite cleanses ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the humanized monoclonal antibody Zynyz (retifanlimab-dlwr) as the first ...

The only gene-editing therapy currently on the market is a CRISPR–Cas9-based treatment for two blood disorders, sickle-cell ...

The treatment involves using stem cells to "program" human immune cells, called microglia, to counteract signs of dementia in the brain, according to a press release from UCI. Microglia are immune ...

The study marks a step forward in improving treatments for the disease ... Changtao and his colleagues cultured F. foetens from human faeces using an isolation and culturing system that they ...

Complex traits are influenced by genes and the environment, but especially the latter is difficult to pin down. This important study uses C. elegans to demonstrate that non-genetic differences in gene ...