The DNA of the African trypanosome parasite (magenta) and its protective cloak (green). (Joana Correia Faria/University of ...

Rajshekhar Gaji was staring at something that should not exist. Under his microscope, parasites that should have been thriving were instead dying—completely unable to survive without a protein his lab ...

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

Biologists at York University have found out how the parasite that causes African sleeping sickness remains invisible to the ...

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 ...

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

There's a parasite living in the brains of 40 million Americans, and most of these human hosts are completely unaware. Doctors don't usually treat this bug unless it begins wreaking havoc on the ...

The 40-year mystery surrounds a deadly parasite that can cause life-threatening disease if left untreated.