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A parasite that has the potential to devastate livestock — and infect humans — is less than 100 miles of the U.S. as it ...

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A new Nature study shows how parasite-driven inflammation in the gut activates a tuft cell to serotonin to vagus nerve pathway, helping explain why infection can suppress appetite. Study: Parasites ...

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 ...

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The parasite that causes rat lungworm disease, long associated with Hawaii, was detected in California at the San Diego Zoo, raising concerns that the debilitating illness could become more widespread ...

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Claire Foy secretly battled a “disgusting” parasite infection for five years. The “Crown” star — who believes she picked up the parasite during a trip to Morocco — was forced to give up caffeine as ...

Claire Foy is sharing her “gross” experience with parasites after taking a trip abroad. The Crown actress, 41, revealed that she stopped drinking caffeine “quite a few years ago” because she “had ...

A common parasite long thought to lie dormant is actually much more active and complex. Researchers found that Toxoplasma gondii cysts contain multiple parasite subtypes, not just one sleeping form.