Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that the Cryptosporidium parasite exports a protein into infected intestinal cells, altering the gut environment and enabling the parasite to ...

Arkansas saw a more than 33% increase in cyclosporiasis cases over five days, reaching 123 reported infections according to ...

Federal and state authorities in the U.S. have been investigating cases of illness from an intestinal parasite. Cyclospora is a microscopic parasite that contaminates food that has come into contact ...

An integrative metabarcoding study found Trypanosoma cruzi infection alongside domestic animal and human blood meals in ...

The intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium is a vicious trespasser, hiding within the cells that line the gut and causing intestinal damage. "Cryptosporidium infections can be life-threatening, ...

Scientists at ARUP Laboratories have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that detects intestinal parasites in stool samples more quickly and accurately than traditional methods, potentially ...

In laboratory experiments, live Strongyloides stercoralis larvae triggered pro-inflammatory responses in human intestinal epithelial cells while the parasites' extracellular vesicles mainly ...

A STAT investigation found that older women paid up to $30,000 for overseas mitochondrial replacement therapy, despite limited evidence that three-parent IVF improves fertility or addresses ...

Hello, Woof readers. I hope everyone is enjoying the warmer weather and getting excited for the summer that is around the corner. This month I will be discussing the infamous intestinal parasites that ...

Long after Roman soldiers left Vindolanda, the fort’s sewer system kept a record of what plagued them most. Hidden in the sediment were parasites that reveal how disease spread through daily life near ...