Two men became ill after receiving kidneys from a donor who had an active parasitic infection A man who received a donated ...

Ten weeks after a New England man received a kidney transplant, he went into respiratory failure and shock - thanks to an ...

Long cast as villains, some protists, such as Blastocystis, are potentially beneficial to human health.

Wildlife Beware toxic, foot-long worms invading US — here’s what to do if you see the ‘demonic flesh-eaters’ By Ben Cost Published June 18, 2025, 9:55 a.m. ET ...

Hordes of writhing flesh-eating worms have erupted from the ground in Texas , terrifying local residents. The worms can irritate the skin of humans and also tend to prey on earthworms.

For the study, the researchers conducted laboratory experiments to demonstrate the damage that next-generation lunar dust simulants could cause human lung cells and compared them to local air ...

This blog will briefly touch base on what to expect at your dog’s vet appointment, as recurring issues with diarrhea need to be addressed with a veterinarian in the clinic.

These worms have been frozen for 46,000 years. For context, humans started practicing agriculture around 10,000 years ago and first cities appeared around 8,000 years ago.

If people stopped having babies, how long would it be before humans were all gone? – Jeffrey Very few people live beyond a century.

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 ...

It was a hammerhead worm - an invasive species from Southeast Asia that’s been in the United States since the late 1800s. “If you see one, you won’t mistake it, it’s over a foot long ...

The zombie-creating fungus in The Last of Us is real, but there are many other fungi to fear. Of the 5 million fungal species in the world, a few hundred are dangerous to people.