The reemergence of the New World screwworm, which poses significant health risks for livestock, has prompted the Department ...

The monsoon bring much-needed relief from the heat, but also open the gates to dangerous, waterborne illnesses. For pet ...

Coughing: Not all dogs will develop this symptom, but when the worms migrate through the body, they can damage the lungs and ...

When hunter-gatherers began living close to animals, the pathogens that cause the plague and leprosy got closer too.

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, ...

A large-scale study tracing human disease history back 37,000 years has identified harmful bacteria, viruses and parasites ...

The sterile fly technique, first used by the U.S. in the 1960s and now in Panama, prevents female screwworms from reproducing ...

Antimicrobial resistance not only undermines the efficacy of current treatments but also endangers the entirety of modern ...

Knowable Magazine reports that worm-inspired treatments show promise for metabolic diseases by reducing inflammation and ...

After a wallaby escaped from its backyard enclosure in Cudahy, the owner said she was given five days to surrender the animal ...

The team is "here to stay," no matter what, lead researcher Keith Bowers said, amid federal funding changes for scientific ...

In a routine blood test that turned extraordinary, French scientists have identified the world's newest and rarest blood ...