Malaria parasites undergo an extensive metamorphosis after invasion of erythrocytes. This induces an increase in the surface ...

Nitisinone, a drug that is already used to treat two genetic diseases, could be repurposed to control the spread of malaria, ...

Doctors in China inadvertently took time-series images of parasitic worms actively invading a woman's brain and causing rare and rapidly progressing lesions. The previously healthy 60-year-old ...

Low doses of a drug already approved for treating rare genetic conditions in humans kills mosquitoes dead. Scientists say it ...

Grumpy's Tackle in Seaside Park weighed in a very large white perch, as far as white perch go. The fish moved the scale down to 2 pounds, 15 ounces. It was caught last Saturday by Chace Robles on ...

Affected populations: Babesiosis is a rare and potentially fatal parasitic disease that destroys red blood cells, the cells that supply tissues with oxygen from the lungs. The disease, which is ...

Blood worms might be ugly fish bait, but the blood worm moon is a stunner. You can witness this rare celestial occurrence, which is part of a total lunar eclipse, tonight. The eclipse will start ...

Astronomy fans are in for a treat this March as the full moon will appear to turn red during a total lunar eclipse. March's full moon, known as the Worm Moon, will pass into Earth's shadow on the ...

Scientists may have found a solution to stop the spread of malaria: poisoning mosquitoes with human blood. New research ...

This week returned the blood worm full moon, so-called for the deep reddish hue the moon illuminates. This year it's appearance was also to be marked by a lunar eclipse predicted to occur pre-dawn ...