People are to be sent from Oxford to the Netherlands to be deliberately infected with a form of malaria so scientists can ...

British scientists are infecting a group of volunteers with a type of malaria that can cause relapses years after contracting ...

In the United States, the most well-known skin-penetrating parasitic worm, called a nematode, is the hookworm. But globally, ...

Thomas LaVeist is dean of the Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine and Principal Investigator for ...

Whatever the assailant, though, snake-bite treatment has been the same for a century: inject an antivenin containing antibodies produced in a horse or sheep.

A new study from the Kowalinski group at EMBL Grenoble characterized the structure of an important trypanosomal protein ...

The benefits of drinking coffee are vast—studies have found that it may help reduce your risk of stroke and heart attack, ...

Peter Hotez has made every effort to stay up to date with Covid-19 vaccines, starting with the initial two doses and ...

Globally, over 600 million people are infected with the skin-penetrating threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions with poor sanitation infrastructure.

Looking at the terrible and devastating California fires of the last week, one has to wonder exactly how such a calamity gets ...

Gardenias are known for their rich, earthy fragrance, waxy petals and brilliant white color that contrasts with the deep ...