Heat waves significantly increase parasite burden and disease spread, with effects up to 13-fold depending on heat wave intensity, duration, baseline temperature, and timing of exposure.

Your smartphone is a parasite, according to evolution Published: June 1, 2025 8:32pm EDT Rachael L. Brown , Australian National University , Rob Brooks , UNSW Sydney ...

Howler monkeys in Costa Rica are facing a growing threat from bot fly larvae infestations, and new research points to tourism and land use changes as key drivers. A study by the Awá Science and ...

Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite spread by cats, can shred human sperm and may be an overlooked factor in declining male fertility, according to new research. Skip to content Gizmodo. Search .

Disrupting malaria's inner balance: Targeting parasite's protein control system could be key to innovative treatments. by Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) ...

One type of parasite, Entamoeba histolytica, has developed a very intriguing way to do this. It rips pieces off human cells and steals the proteins to wear them as a disguise.

He has considered doing a parasite cleanse again, even though he doesn't think he has a parasite. On one hand, he feels it helped him 10 years ago and could have a similar effect again.

Back in 2011, during her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Virginia, Ralston observed the parasite under a microscope and found that it was actually taking bites out of human cells.

In 2022, Ralston discovered a major reason behind the parasite’s tenacity: the amoeba develops an ability to evade a crucial part of the human immune system known as complement proteins.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ignored the National Park Service's ban on swimming in D.C.'s Rock Creek due to high bacterial levels, taking a Mother's Day dip in the water with his family.

The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this wily, shape-shifting amoeba causes nothing worse than diarrhea. But sometimes ...

More than 70 people have been infected with cryptosporidium, a microscopic parasite that causes diarrhea, according to Public Health Wales Those who have been infected visited an animal farm in ...