Scientists have found proof that a parasite still troubling oysters today was already up to its old tricks nearly half a ...

Spionids are small, soft-bodied marine bristle worms that live inside the shells of mussels and oysters. Unlike parasites ...

Researchers discovered fossil evidence showing that spionid worms, parasites of modern oysters, were already infecting bivalves 480 million years ago. High-resolution scans revealed their distinctive ...

Scientists used DNA testing on 1,200-year-old feces to detect E. coli, pinworms, and Giardia in ancient Mexico, and found ...

There's a parasite living in the brains of 40 million Americans, and most of these human hosts are completely unaware.

The model, researchers showed, can detect parasites in wet mounts of stool with greater sensitivity than a human observer ...

Researchers have recently unearthed coprolites, or fossilized feces, from Mexico’s ‘Cave of the Dead Children’ that date back ...

Parasites, ranging from tapeworms to microscopic protozoa like Giardia, pose significant health threats by infesting humans ...

Learn how ARUP's AI algorithm improves diagnostic accuracy for detecting intestinal parasites, enhancing treatment outcomes ...

Weathered, dry, and packed full of fiber, these stool samples have given scientists ... However, given what his team found, ...

In the late 1950s, archaeologists discovered a cave in the Rio Zape Valley of Mexico. There were ancient human remains in the ...