Medically reviewed by Smita Patel, DOKey TakeawaysBrain parasites can cause seizures and lifelong disabilities.

Mark Forbes receives funding from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) through their Grants and Contributions envelope.

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Advocates for the latest health trend claim a specific diet or supplement regimen will rid the body of parasites, but experts urge caution. So-called “parasite cleanses” frequently trend on TikTok, ...

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An analysis of sewer drains from a Roman fort has shown that the occupants were contaminated with three types of intestinal ...

Scientific research has just revealed that Roman soldiers defending the northern frontier of Britannia faced an invisible enemy perhaps even more debilitating than the tribes beyond Hadrian's Wall. A ...

Pathogen evasion of the host immune system is a key force driving extreme polymorphism in genes of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC). Although this gene family is well characterized in ...