An international team of researchers have developed a promising new drug that could help combat the spread of ...

Without iron, parasites rapidly die. And getting that iron from the human red blood cells in which the parasites live and ...

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A rare amoeba caused Brooklyn McCasland to go blind in one eye — and she’s still struggling with the parasitic infection.

People often contract schistosomiasis through water contaminated with infected snails and feces.

A new drug breakthrough by Scottish researchers has paved the way for a “one shot cure” for malaria. Chemists and ...

Researchers discover a vital iron-transport protein in malaria parasites called DMT1, paving the way for faster-acting antimalarial medications.

Toxoplasma seemed to already possess most of the qualities needed for brain-targeting therapeutics: It could evade the host ...

Flea and tick treatments for cats are ... and other pets in the home may bring in parasites that can affect our indoor-only animals." (To keep ticks at bay, humans can use tick repellent when ...