Scientists have uncovered a hidden battle between a widespread brain parasite and the immune cells tasked with destroying it. A parasite that can quietly persist in the human brain is capable of ...

The action plays out like a twin-stick shooter, my parasite's undulating "secretors" functioning as guns and my host's ...

Disinfecting drinking water prevents the spread of deadly waterborne diseases by killing infectious agents such as bacteria, ...

Bridget Hatfield (Technical Services Manager, Kemin Crop Technologies): “Nematodes are incredibly diverse and often very ...

Dogs and their owners are often quite similar, as is well known. However, in one aspect, we differ quite significantly: our ...

Dealing with an infection isn't as straightforward as simply killing the pathogen. The body also needs to carefully steer and ...

The menu lists everything from Sichuan beef to wild turtle – but to secure the real ‘delicacy’, you have to ask. At this ...

Researchers found that young and old mice with sepsis relied on the same tolerance pathway, but it protected the young and ...

British red deer could suffer the same fate as the red squirrel, a study has warned. Red deer are being outcompeted by sika ...

Probiotics are microbes that pacify your immune system and prevent the collateral damage from an overactive inflammatory ...

British deer could face the same fate as the red squirrel, experts have warned - as a study reveals they are being ...