A University of California, Riverside-led team has made an advance in the basic understanding of Plasmodium falciparum, the ...

The innovative findings leave researchers hopeful. Scientists create incredible new weapon in fight against disease-carrying ...

Previous studies have linked the parasite to mind-altering behavior, such as risk-taking, depression and even schizophrenia.

Researchers at the University of Georgia's Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases have developed the first test to ...

Some parasites can infect human eyes. Without treatment, these infections can lead to eye pain, vision problems, and in some cases, blindness. Parasites are organisms that live in, or on, another ...

In humans, this process is associated with several neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, where aggregated proteins disrupt cellular functions and lead to cell death.

Parasites are known to infect human cells through a variety of ingenious mechanisms. Many of them have even evolved sophisticated strategies to evade a host’s immune system by avoiding it entirely.

Kinase family supports parasite adaptation to humans Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute and the Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine examined over 2,000 P. falciparum samples. Their ...

Back in 2011, during her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Virginia, Ralston observed the parasite under a microscope and found that it was actually taking bites out of human cells.

A parasite is an organism that lives on or inside your body and gets its nutrition from you. Parasites live in and feed on human blood, tissues, and intestines.

On Jan. 31, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alumna posted a video on X undergoing treatment for suspected “parasites,” which she believes is the cause of her facial disfigurement.