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

Pathogens and parasites, it turned out, were exceedingly common in people living in that area then. For example, the vast ...

DNA within dried feces dating from more than 1,000 years ago provides valuable insights into the pathogens that plagued ...

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

It has long been known that bacterial pathogens are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics. However, common ...

The fish appear to favor the locale not for the sights, but for their neighbors—tiny spider crabs that feast on the animal’s ...

Fenbendazole has gotten a lot of attention in recent years. It is a deworming medicine that treats infections caused by ...

Cats' habit of eating grass has long puzzled pet owners and scientists. They chew it, they gag, they vomit, but they keep ...

Birds worldwide share a unique alarm call to warn each other about brood parasites like cuckoos. This vocalization, a blend ...

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Invasive mussels that blanket the depths of lakes Huron and Michigan have pushed whitefish to the brink of extinction. What ...

Scientists from Drexel University’s College of Medicine and Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center have uncovered a ...