DNA recovered from 1,000-year-old dried feces indicates that intestinal infections from pinworm or Shingella may have plagued ...

Scientists dug into paleofeces for a new study, learning some very intimate details about how long-ago people lived.

If you’re of a certain generation, you’re likely to have clear memories of weekly dosings with cod liver oil (or castor oil, if you were particularly unlucky), a practice that was ostensibly a worm ...

Pathogens and parasites, it turned out, were exceedingly common in people living in that area then. For example, the vast ...

DNA within dried feces dating from more than 1,000 years ago provides valuable insights into the pathogens that plagued ...

Parasites are dangerous creatures that survive off their hosts. Here are 12 common parasites that feed on the human body.

Parasites, ranging from tapeworms to microscopic protozoa like Giardia, pose significant health threats by infesting humans ...

DNA within dried feces dating from more than 1,000 years ago provides valuable insights into the pathogens that plagued ancient Mexican peoples ...

In the late 1950s, archaeologists discovered a cave in the Rio Zape Valley of Mexico. There were ancient human remains in the cave dated to between 660 and 1430 A.D., many of which belonged to ...

Analysis of 1,300 year-old human faeces in Mexico has changed the way scientists are viewing an ancient civilisation after ...

Fenbendazole has gotten a lot of attention in recent years. It is a deworming medicine that treats infections caused by ...

Washington — Much of the federal government shut down Wednesday, October 1, after Congress failed to reach a deal to approve new funding. Republicans had proposed extending government funding at ...