Health
The truth about ivermectin’s supposed health benefits
Interest in the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin skyrocketed during the covid-19 pandemic, but evidence for many of its supposed health claims are lacking
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Why Lyme disease and other tick-borne conditions are on the rise
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Life
Grisly new book reveals what zombie insects can teach us
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Life
Screwworm: Why is this flesh-eating parasite making a comeback?
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Health
Intestinal parasites may reduce covid-19 vaccine effectiveness
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Life
Stink bugs grow a fungal garden on their legs to fight parasitic wasps
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Technology
AI can spot parasites in stool samples to help diagnose infections
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Bridge author, Lauren Beukes: There are a lot of multiverses out there
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Life
Fossilised reptile poo contains 200-million-year-old parasites
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What we know so far about the malaria cases in Florida and Texas
Five malaria cases have been reported in Florida and Texas, all of which were acquired through local transmission
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Life
Life-extending parasite makes ants live at least three times longer
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Health
We now know how parasitic worms help ward off obesity and diabetes
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Life
City life may help Darwin’s finches survive bloodsucking flies
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Life
Parasite from cat faeces killed four sea otters in California
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