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A Certain Species of Parasitic Worm May Increase Fertility in Women: Study

Nov 22, 2015 05:39 AM EST

A study published in the journal Science has revealed that women who have fertility problems could turn to a parasitic worm for help.

Cellscope Loa Detects ‘Eye Worm’ Parasites

Dave Tacagay |

May 13, 2015 09:26 AM EDT

Technology is used as a tool for medications. There are cases that mobile smartphones are considered as life saving device. Scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the University of California, Berkeley developed a device that could detect parasites.

Blood Parasites Can Be Detected Now Using Smartphone Microscope

Dave Tagacay |

May 13, 2015 09:04 AM EDT

Researchers have discovered a better way of detecting parasites in our blood. Using a newly developed smartphone microscope device, they can now detect and calculate infection caused by parasites in human blood.

Nicotine and Caffeine Can Help Extend Bees' Life, Study Says

Marco Foronda |

Feb 19, 2015 07:15 AM EST

The bees involved in the study were taken from a number of colonies to avoid seeing a colony-specific response.

Swiss Researchers Describe Evolution of Extreme Parasites

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 14, 2014 08:00 PM EDT

Zoologists from the University of Basel in Switzerland have discovered Mitosporidium daphniae, a new species of parasite that illustrates the missing link between an extreme group of parasites and fungi, shedding light on the evolution of the disease-causing parasites in animals and humans.

Chinese Man's Love of Sashimi Results In Full-Body Tapeworm Infestation

David Perry |

Sep 25, 2014 10:39 AM EDT

It is believed the man became infection by eating contaminated sashimi, a Japanese delicacy consisting of raw fish.

The Lone Star tick, Amblyomma americanum

Ticks that Cause Severe Meat Allergy are Spreading Across the U.S.

Marc Maligalig |

Aug 19, 2014 01:57 AM EDT

There are at least 1,500 cases of persons in the U.S. who had been bitten by the Lone Star tick.

Archaeologists Find 6,200-Year Old Parasite

Acsilyn Miyazaki |

Jun 21, 2014 05:19 AM EDT

Archaeologists have uncovered ancient evidence of infection by a parasitic worm that causes schistosomiasis, a disease that ails millions of people today.