In a 2014 Nature paper, Ralston described this awkward process — trogocytosis, or “cell nibbling.” It was a revelation at the ...

Parasites are known to infect human cells through a variety of ingenious mechanisms. Many of them have even evolved sophisticated strategies to evade a host’s immune system by avoiding it entirely.

New research has shown how the parasitic amoeba Entamoeba histolytica takes bites from your cells to use as a disguise, ...

The model and beauty mogul, 28, revealed she's suffering from a pair of ovarian cysts in an April 21 post on her Instagram Story. The health revelation comes eight months after Bieber welcomed her ...

Cysts are small pockets of fluid that form inside the body. Ovarian cysts are common, affecting around one in 10 women. But sometimes they can cause pain—especially when they burst. You can ...

Amoebiasis caused by Entamoeba histolytica is the second leading parasitic cause of human mortality, mainly affecting children of the developing world. Recent sequencing of the genome of E.

Valentina Milanova struggled for 20 years with severe period pain. Her pain was traced to an 8cm ovarian cyst and a diagnosis of PCOS. Her story emphasizes the need to address the gender health ...

A new study opens new avenues for combating soybean cyst nematodes, the most damaging pest for U.S. soybean crops. Targeting a newly discovered vulnerability in the signals that cyst nematodes use ...

Incidence of most protozoa, including Entamoeba histolytica, Cryptosporidium and Giardia, showed an increasing trend over time, peaking between 2010 and 2020 but this is also the period when more ...

With the number of people that got sick and how long it lasted, he believes it could be due to the parasite Entamoeba histolytica, which is usually associated with poor sanitation and water-borne ...

Tennis legend Serena Williams says she recently underwent surgery to remove a branchial cyst “the size of a grapefruit” from her neck. Williams said she found the lump back in May and ...

Williams said she is "feeling so grateful" after having the cyst removed. Serena Williams is opening up about a recent health scare, revealing she had a grapefruit-sized cyst removed from her neck.