Researchers want the parasite to be added to the diseases that public health officials are required to report. Researchers ...

Silky sharks are the second most commonly caught oceanic shark species worldwide, surpassed only by blue sharks. Silky sharks are found in tropical waters and frequently are caught as bycatch each ...

In Southern California, a quiet but widespread public health risk has taken root in the region’s freshwater fishing spots. Researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego ...

Two species of flatworms, called trematodes, are known to cause gastrointestinal problems and cause humans to lose weight or become lethargic.

More than 90% of game fish like bluegill and largemouth bass tested carried the flatworms, called trematodes People can protect themselves by fully cooking fish or freezing it for a week FRIDAY, June ...

Freshwater game fish in the U.S. now carry an exotic flatworm that can infect humans More than 90% of game fish like bluegill and largemouth bass tested carried the flatworms, called trematodes ...

Researchers at the University of Science and Technology in Hefei, eastern China, have now developed a contact lens that converts infrared light into visible light, enabling humans to see in the dark.

Popular YouTube videos fueling nauseating health crisis: 'These parasites are here in the US' READ MORE: Urgent recall for 1.8m eye drops that could make you go BLIND By CHRIS MELORE, ASSISTANT ...

A UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography study published Tuesday found that more than 90% of freshwater game fish in Southern California had parasites capable of infecting humans and ...

A UC San Diego study published Tuesday found that more than 90% of freshwater game fish in Southern California had parasites capable of infecting humans and causing health problems. The parasites ...

Nearly all freshwater game fish at popular recreational fishing areas in Southern California have been exposed to invasive parasites with the ability to infect humans, a new study published in the ...

California fish carry human-infecting parasites that can cause stroke or heart attack, researchers find - Some of the fish contained thousands of the parasites ...