Anyone who has weathered a bad stomach bug knows the feeling: a loss of appetite that sets in and lingers, even after the initial illness. For the millions of people around the world who are ...

Researchers at the University of Virginia report that an enzyme known as caspase-8 acts as a vital safeguard when immune cells are invaded by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. The findings, published in ...

A Twin Peaks-level horror series, a Norweigan serial-killer drama, and parasitic aliens turning people into Demogorgons.

Some wellness influencers are very worried about parasites. In online posts and videos, they suggest the organisms can be blamed for a host of symptoms — bloating, insomnia, food cravings, teeth ...

Some wellness influencers say people need to get dewormed, like a dog or a cat. They recommend a parasite cleanse, and they sell herbal supplements to do it. Sarah Boden reports there's little ...

Some FPS games aren't as simple as the genre often is called. Some change things up drastically with twists or gameplay ...

Sci-fi movies have imagined some terrible ways to die, and a few of the genre's most brutal deaths still hit like a nightmare ...

Scanning electron micrograph of the cercarial body of Curtuteria australis (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae), in ventral view. Source: Haseeb Randhawa & Matthew Downes, University of Otago, used with ...

Because there's more to extra-terrestrial life than humans with prosthetics stuck to their foreheads.

From our jokes and slang to the White House’s policy messaging, internet “brain rot” has escaped our phones to take over … ...

In a world first, China has approved a brain implant for commercial use in people with spinal cord injuries. The device is a type of brain-computer interface (BCI) and is made by the Shanghai-based ...