Parasites are dangerous creatures that survive off their hosts. Here are 12 common parasites that feed on the human body.

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Stem cells, which drive regeneration, require a microenvironment in tissue called a niche, but not so much in this ...

The aroma landscape shifts as you wander through the market—here the scent of freshly made tortillas, there the earthy smell of pottery, everywhere the distinctive fragrance of items with history, all ...

It’s common to have changes in your vision as you age, and the risk of developing eye disease unfortunately also increases as ...

The paper, recently published in the journal PNAS, found that roundworms can use static electricity to leap up to 25 times ...

Scientists thawed ancient soil in the lab and tiny nematodes, Panagrolaimus kolymaensis, “woke up” after being frozen for ...

Parasites have roamed the Earth for a long time. They were here before the dinosaurs: The oldest fossils are more than 500 ...

Whether you were lucky enough to have one in your backyard as a child or simply grew up watching movies where they were a No ...

The device helped people with an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration, which affects about 1 million people in ...

Ebola is one of the nasty viruses that can hide in the body even after a patient recovers and tests negative. It can reemerge ...