From cancer to infectious diseases to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, there ...

When Entomophaga grylli infects locusts or grasshoppers, they climb to the tops of plants before their death. The zombie-ant ...

Monoclonal antibodies provide protection against a wide range of infectious microbes, and now, in a series of elegant ...

The mind-controlling “zombie” fungus, which served as the inspiration for the video game and post-apocalyptic TV show The ...

An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...

K-State veterinarians explain how bovine theileriosis impacts cattle and offer ways to reduce the risk of exposure.

An immunocompromised woman’s cat stirred up a lot more trouble than usual (for a cat). In a recent case report, doctors ...

Seven Michigan beaches are closed or under advisory due to high bacteria levels. Closures and advisories affect beaches in ...

Chengxuan Han, a doctoral student at a university in Wuhan, China, is accused of shipping four separate packages of “concealed biological material” to individuals associated with the University of ...

Host–parasite interactions represent an intricate interplay between pathogenic organisms and their hosts, shaping evolutionary trajectories through reciprocal adaptations.

Long before humans walked the Earth, while dinosaurs were still roaming the land, a parasitic fungus hijacked the mind of a ...