A Clemson University researcher is studying how a new parasitic worm he discovered and named after comedian and late-night talk show host Conan O'Brien affects reproduction in the Caribbean spiny ...

A common parasite expands across species by abandoning sex, boosting short-term spread while risking long-term collapse.

New research found that inflammation in the body can slow down the development of malaria parasites in the bloodstream -- a discovery that may constitute a potential new strategy for preventing or ...

Researchers have tracked Cryptosporidium in real time, creating a new paradigm for how the widespread parasite reproduces in a host. "We have been interested in the romantic life of the parasite ...

A nasty parasite that is sometimes found in the water supply may soon be treatable, thanks to new research. This parasite, named cryptosporidium, is a single-celled organism that can cause a diarrheal ...

Abstract: It has been suggested that the harm parasites cause to their hosts is an unavoidable consequence of parasite reproduction with costs not only for the host but also for the parasite.

Parasites often cause changes in the growth and reproduction of their hosts. For example, during parasitic infections, tiny algae-eating crustaceans known as water fleas sometimes become sterile and ...

Scientists from the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham have received nearly £600,000 to research how sexual development and gene shuffling within the malaria parasite could help to control ...

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From ‘Alien’ to ‘The Last of Us,’ parasites have a gruesome reputation. But parasitologists are finding ways to change the conversation. A nematomorpha parasite wriggling from a dead bush-cricket.

“We have been interested in the romantic life of the parasite Cryptosporidium for some time,” says Boris Striepen, a scientist in Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine. Cryptosporodium is a leading ...