The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this ...

Scientists have revealed how a parasite that affects millions of people every year evades our immune defenses.

Although they appear similar to bacteria under the microscope ... but they are also found in the human body, especially in the gut. Methane-producing archaea, so-called methanogens, are a ...

C hemicals in furniture and children’s toys could impact the quality of your sleep. New research shows that chemicals hidden ...

In the aftermath of George Floyd's murder in 2020, policing has been at the center of the cultural and political conversation ...

The Human Cell Atlas, developed by an international consortium of cytologists, molecular biologists, and data scientists, uses single-cell RNA sequencing, high-dimensional cytometry, and computational ...

Medical experts who reviewed the case for Newsweek said a routine blood test could have saved the 45-year-old's life.

If it feels like star players are missing playoff games due to injury more often these days, that’s because they are.

There are plenty of creepy things that we don’t want to think about going on in our body, while the idea of a tapeworm lurking there is a pretty terrifying one. A photo of the parasite under a ...

The find itself dates to between 70,000 and 80,000 years ago. It was a time when Neanderthals roamed a still-cooling Europe.

It took 14 men to restrain José Arcadio Buendía at the height of his delirium, and 20 more to drag and tie him to a chestnut ...