Discover nitisinone, a drug for rare diseases that could also combat mosquitoes and their transmission of malaria.

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

Almost everyone has had lice at some point in their lives. Lice are considered parasites because they feed on human blood. Maybe lice aren't exactly terrifying, but they are annoying and can ...

In the fight against malaria, controlling the mosquito population is crucial. Several methods are currently used to reduce ...

A WOMAN almost died after eating seafood contaminated with worms that burrowed in her brain. The 60-year-old turned up to hospital with a fever that had lasted three days and severe ...

Threadworms aren't the only worms (helminths) that invade humans. Hookworms, for example, affect about 470 million people worldwide. Infections in the UK are rarer, since hookworms favor a warmer ...