DNA recovered from 1,000-year-old dried feces indicates that intestinal infections from pinworm or Shingella may have plagued ...

Gastroenterologist Dr. Joseph Salhab warns that many \"parasite cleanses\" promoted online are ineffective, often consisting ...

Researchers believe they’ve figured out that worm-like parasites may help stomach and bowel diseases, NBC News reports. "Our findings are among the first to link parasites and bacteria to the origin ...

Using stool samples from Viking latrines, researchers at the University of Copenhagen have genetically mapped one of the oldest human parasites – the whipworm. The mapping reflects the parasite's ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. – Although most of us cringe at the sound of the words "parasitic worms," it's a fact that some of these creatures are actually good for us. At Michigan State University, ...