Most humans have long-lived infections in various tissues-including in the nervous system-that typically do not result in disease.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension is caused by narrowing of the blood vessels in the lungs. Learn how it happens, including ...

A new drug that makes human blood poisonous to mosquitoes could be a vital new tool to fight malaria. The drug, called nitisinone, kills mosquitos but is not toxic to humans.

Park entrances have the highest concentration of Toxocara parasite eggs, followed by playgrounds, posing a health risk to ...

Nitisinone, a drug for genetic disorders, could help control malaria by making human blood toxic to mosquitoes. Anopheles ...

Currently, several approaches are used to reduce mosquito numbers and limit malaria transmission. One method involves the use ...

Penn Vet researchers show that the immune system can recognize and control the latent stage of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, a finding that can inform the study of latency in other infections of the ...

In a groundbreaking collaboration, researchers from Auburn University and Brazil's FIOCRUZ have published a study in ...

Parasites can cause digestive issues, fatigue, skin problems, anemia, and more. Symptoms vary, often mistaken for other ...

Discover nitisinone, a drug for rare diseases that could also combat mosquitoes and their transmission of malaria.

Low doses of a drug already approved for treating rare genetic conditions in humans kills mosquitoes dead. Scientists say it ...