It probably sucked to be a Roman soldier guarding Hadrian’s Wall circa the third century CE. W.H. Auden imagined the likely harsh conditions in his poem “Roman Wall Blues,” in which a soldier laments ...

Though pinworm infestation has been prevalent since the early years of laboratory animal medicine, the genomes of these parasites have not yet been sequenced. The authors used high-fidelity polymerase ...

Pinworms are a common intestinal parasite. They mostly occur in children and lead to itching around the anus. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), pinworms are the most ...

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – A Clay County mother is calling for accountability from her child’s school after her daughter contracted pinworm infections twice within two months. Alisha Monroe, a parent of a ...

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Targeting cellular structures called nuclear speckles could be a completely new approach for treating proteinopathies—diseases driven by abnormal accumulation of misfolded proteins—such as Alzheimer's ...

Lately, social media feeds have been crawling with testimonials about "parasite cleanses" and DIY worm detoxes. Many people may be unknowingly infected, influencers on TikTok and Instagram claim, and ...