Archaeologists analyzing a Roman sewer at Vindolanda uncover evidence soldiers lived with chronic gut parasites despite ...

Homo sapiens was basically infected by these viruses for all of its existence," the scientist added. As per the outlet, ...

Scientists at Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have discovered a benefit of vitamin C ...

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Roman soldiers at Hadrian’s Wall weren’t just defending the frontier—they were also battling parasites that made daily life ...

Roman soldiers living along Britain’s northern frontier used communal bath and toilet facilities that depended on a sewer ...

A series of compounds that deprive iron essential for a parasitic worm could provide effective new agents for blocking ...

The raccoon roundworm Baylisascaris procyonis can cause severe diseases in humans, including fatal brain damage.

Excavations of sewer drains at a Roman fort in northern England have revealed the presence of several parasites that can ...

It probably sucked to be a Roman soldier guarding Hadrian’s Wall circa the third century CE. W.H. Auden imagined the likely ...

The New World screwworm was eradicated from the US around 60 years ago – but it's now within 70 miles of the Texas border ...