A new Weizmann Institute study identified all of the proteins in a stool sample – those from the microbiome, the human body and food – revealing the hidden secrets of the intestines and their impact o ...

By Dina GavarievaParasitic infections, long thought to be confined to developing countries, are a global issue that can impact anyone, regardless of geography or socioeconomic status including those ...

Parasitic worms are difficult to kill with current therapies, but their commensal bacteria might be their Achilles’ heel.

A type of infectious parasite has been spotted inside invasive snail species brought to Georgia, according to the Department ...

NEW DELHI: A fixed-dose combination of albendazole and ivermectin may be a better tool against soil-transmitted helminths, that cause intestinal infections, according to results of phase II-III ...

The European Medicines Agency’s positive opinion for ivermectin-albendazole for treating soil-transmitted helminth infections ...

North Koreans have been reduced to stealing each others' feces after Kim Jong Un demanded an impossibly high quota of human waste from his people to use as fertilizer.

For children to meet their developmental milestones and lead healthy lives, they must follow a deworming schedule and lead a hygienic life. Parents must check with pediatricians regarding this.

Jan. 21, 2025 — Trypanosomes are parasites that cause sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, and various animal diseases. Diagnosis and treatment remain complex and no effective vaccine has been ...

WHO data show unprecedented treatment coverage for bilharzia and intestinal worms. IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risk to Humans. Schistosoma haematobium. (IARC Monographs on the ...

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, United States ...

Without treatment, severe infestations can cause bowel blockages and tapeworms have been recorded as growing up to 15 metres long in the intestines of human hosts. “Intestinal worms can spread ...