UK households that regularly feed wild birds in their gardens are urged by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ...

Chagas is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted by the triatomine bug, also known as the kissing bug because it usually bites close to the lips. The bugs defecate on the skin ...

Mississippi State University biologist Matthew W. Brown is part of an international research team whose latest findings, ...

Kissing bugs have been found in Florida. About half the bugs studied carry a parasite that causes Chagas disease. An estimated 280,000 in the United States, have Chagas disease, often without knowing ...

Parasites in dogs are common and may be found both internally and externally. They can irritate dogs greatly and lead to serious health problems affecting other pets or even humans. Fortunately, ...

Recent evidence is leading to Chagas disease being classified as endemic in the U.S., which means it occurs regularly within an area, community or even country. Chagas disease is a potentially fatal ...

Researchers are studying the signaling pathway that leads the parasite responsible for Chagas disease to transform and reproduce. They follow that pathway from the beginning when an uninfected kissing ...

Scientists have identified a new class of compounds capable of partially clearing the tropical parasite that causes Chagas disease out of mice, suggesting the molecular group could serve as a source ...

RNA technology is regarded as one of the newest frontiers in medicine, but in fact a primordial innovator got there way ...

Rats don’t just break into your food, gnaw at your stuff, and leave droppings everywhere—they also happen to be effective at ...