New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis—a disease caused by parasitic worms and ...

When it comes to parasitic worm infections, Doctify-rated consultant gastroenterologist Dr Angad Dhillon warns threadworms in particular is one to watch out for. Threadworms is the most common ...

“People can get parasites,” he points out. “Symptoms from this type of infection can vary,” Schumaker says. “Some infected people may not show any symptoms at all, while some will have ...

Squeezed from the skin of a stonefish, a recently discovered toxin shows enormous promise, according to researchers in Far ...

“But we were amazed to find that whipworms have their own distinct microflora – and that it does the same for them, something we think is unique for these types of parasites. “This shines a light on ...

they discovered a previously undescribed communication between two cell types that they later found to be important for long-term immunity to parasites: Th2 cells, a type of T cell known to fight ...

James Cook University scientists have found stonefish toxins could be used to fight parasitic worm infections suffered by nearly a quarter of the world's population. JCU Ph.D. candidate Danica ...