River otters are unequivocally cute. But their eating habits are not so adorable. Most animals—humans included—separate the place where they defecate from the place where they eat. But river otters ...

Scientists found Toxoplasma gondii may help deliver therapeutic proteins to the brain, a breakthrough for neurological treatments This modified parasite targets brain cells, which may help treat ...

White-tailed deer host these brain worms, but they don’t actually get the disease, which makes it harder for biologists to ...

Artificial intelligence can spot parasitic worm eggs in human faecal samples – including those from parasite species missed when lab technologists use a microscope to study the same samples. The ...

A parasite that is most widely known for its existence in cat feces could be a delivery system for proteins that target neurological disorders, a new study has found. Researchers successfully targeted ...

No one likes cat poop, and now, unfortunately, no species can seem to escape the icky substance. Toxoplasma gondii or T. gondii is a parasite that causes a disease called toxoplasmosis. The parasite ...

The miniature manipulators. Photo Credit: Greg Brown The parasite in question is the lungworm Rhabdias pseudosphaerocephala, a nematode that primarily infects cane toads (Rhinella marina). It came to ...

Scientists used a parasite found in cat poo, to deliver proteins to the brain in mice. A common parasite discovered in cat litter may change the way neurological diseases like Parkinson's and ...

Have you ever been out on a walk and as you take that next step, you feel the slippery squish of poop under your foot? It’s not just gross. Beyond the mess and the smell, it’s potentially infectious.

Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. Most people don't get excited about intestinal parasite eggs preserved in 500-year-old human feces.

North American river otters eat, play and defecate in the same place. And their unhealthy habits make them ideal for detecting future health threats in the environment. Kristen Goodhue A North ...