A parasite that may already be hiding in your brain has a shocking survival trick: it can infect the very immune cells sent to destroy it. Yet most people never get sick, and new research from UVA ...

Claire Foy secretly battled a “disgusting” parasite infection for five years. The “Crown” star — who believes she picked up the parasite during a trip to Morocco — was forced to give up caffeine as ...

Claire Foy is sharing her “gross” experience with parasites after taking a trip abroad. The Crown actress, 41, revealed that she stopped drinking caffeine “quite a few years ago” because she “had ...

A University of California, Riverside team of scientists has found that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite affecting up to one-third of the global population, is far more complex than previously ...

Liz Kocan has spent the last 20 years covering TV, entertainment and working behind the scenes in digital production. While at VH1.com, she won a Webby Award and was nominated for a Shorty Award as a ...

IceSitruuna has released a demo for September-announced science-fiction horror RPG Parasite Mutant for PC via Steam, the developer announced. A tutorial to help you learn the core gameplay, including ...

Intestinal parasites are my companion in Costa Rica. Every six months or so I make a trip to the pharmacy and ask for pastillas antiparasiticos. The most common over-the-counter pill is the ...

New species of the plants are still being discovered, and their parasitic biology is being probed for potential cancer treatments. Mistletoe is shown with a ribbon in sunlight. This plant comes in ...

It probably sucked to be a Roman soldier guarding Hadrian’s Wall circa the third century CE. W.H. Auden imagined the likely harsh conditions in his poem “Roman Wall Blues,” in which a soldier laments ...

Female lineages of European cuckoos lay eggs with colorful shells and intricate patterns specialized to deceive more than 100 avian hosts into fostering their chicks. Parasitic cuckoo eggshells show ...

The black parasitic ant tricks the workers into attacking their amber queen. Current Biology / Takasuka et al. Ants are no strangers to violence. Sometimes, an outsider queen will attack a colony’s ...