Most prostate cancers are detected early while still confined to the prostate, a walnut-sized gland located below the bladder. Former president Joe Biden recently announced a diagnosis of prostate ...

Entamoeba histolytica infects nearly 50 million people each year and kills around 70,000. It’s a shape-shifting parasite that ...

Scientists unmask a 'Skinwalker' parasite that kills human cells and then wears their skin as a disguise to avoid detection.

A physics-based sperm-screening technique could offer a more accurate at-home test for people trying to conceive ...

Scientists have revealed how a parasite that affects millions of people every year evades our immune defenses.

Understanding how E. histolytica attacks human cells and evades immunity is crucial for developing effective treatments and ...

"It can kill anything you throw at it, any kind of human cell," said Katherine Ralston, an associate professor in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics. E. histolytica can even evade ...

The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this wily, shape-shifting amoeba causes nothing worse than diarrhea.

The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, killing nearly 70,000. Usually, this ...