A stealthy parasite behind deadly sleeping sickness has been caught using an astonishing trick to evade the human immune system. Credit: Shutterstock A deadly parasite stays hidden by shredding its ...

The notorious disease known as sleeping sickness can lurk inside a host for months or even years before serious symptoms ...

To survive in the human bloodstream, the African trypanosome parasite wears a "cloak" made of proteins known as a variant surface glycoprotein (VSG). The study, published in Nature Microbiology, ...

A deadly parasite responsible for sleeping sickness has been found using a surprisingly precise trick to stay hidden in the ...

An international team of researchers has harnessed the potential of AI-powered technology to detect the presence of malaria parasites in returning travelers. As the World Health Organization advocates ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Artificial intelligence is being integrated into phones, search engines, and recently, microscopes. At Appalachian State University, ...

Around the world, diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis (TB) continue to plague millions of people, causing severe illness and death. In recent years, scientists developed more effective drugs ...

Anyone who has weathered a bad stomach bug knows the feeling: a loss of appetite that sets in and lingers, even after the ...

A parasite that lives in human blood has been pulling off a strange trick for decades. It covers itself in a dense coat of ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. App State researchers received $2.3M to commercialize an AI-driven microscope. The microscope automates fecal egg counting to ...