Are you experiencing unexplained memory lapses or brain fog? Ever considered that you may have mercury poisoning? For RFK Jr. it was worse—he also had a brain parasite. Here’s how to avoid ...

The parasite is initially shed in a dog's stool and can live in the surrounding environment for months, experts explained. When dogs groom themselves by licking their paws, they can ingest the ...

Parasites discovered in Baltimore's drinking water have disappeared, a new test shows. The Baltimore City Department of Public Works discovered a small amount of microscopic parasites known as ...

Shallberg says this paper came about because co-author Sebastian Lourido, an associate professor of biology at MIT, had identified the key molecular mechanism that allows the parasite to become ...

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.

The second parasite, C. formosanus, was found at two of the five locations, where it occurred in 91% of the fish. San Vicente Reservoir, north of Lakeside in San Diego County. (Daniel Gaines / Los ...

A parasite is a separate organism that lives on or in another host organism and derives nutrients from it. Cancer shares most of its DNA with the person who has it, with some mutations.

A parasite called Toxoplasma gondii lurks inside 1 in 3 people worldwide, hiding out in the brain and other organs. Now, scientists have hijacked this microorganism to shuttle drugs into the brain ...