Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Blood poisoning is a common term used to describe septicemia, a condition in which a ...

Maria Palen from California is battling paralysis, but doctors are not 100 percent sure why. The 31-year-old started feeling pain and inflammation in 2018 but thought diet and working out would ...

Now, in a study published Friday (July 15) in Cell Metabolism, researchers describe the complicated tug-of-war between host and parasite that appears to explain malaria-associated hypoglycemia.

A new study published in the Journal of Biogeography reveals that the prevalence of malaria-like blood parasites in birds ...

In a new study, researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have discovered a key process where malarial ...

Blood smear tests showed no evidence of parasites, and a computed tomography (CT) scan of her head showed no acute intracranial abnormalities. But, the results of a spinal tap showed a clear ...

A tingling sensation in your feet is usually the result of poor blood circulation. But every so often, it’s an indicator of a much more nightmarish scenario: parasites setting up shop in your ...

A protein found in the saliva of Anopheles gambiae stopped blood from clotting in the insects’ stomachs and aided parasite transmission. Shelby is an assistant editor for The Scientist. She earned her ...

Maria Palen from California is battling paralysis, but doctors are not 100 percent sure why. The 31-year-old started feeling pain and inflammation in 2018 but thought diet and working out would ...