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

When roundworms stop reproducing, they can still move and function normally but lose their ability to detect certain food ...

This protozoan causes dysentery and is notoriously difficult to detect in archaeological samples because, unlike worms, it ...

Nagoya University researchers discovered a gene that actively suppresses food-odor detection in roundworms after reproduction ...

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

Imagine suddenly losing your ability to smell certain foods; no longer sensing the aroma of fresh bread or ripe fruit. This ...

Research by Cambridge and Oxford universities examining parasites in the Roman soldiers garrisoned at the fort of Vindolanda ...

Roundworms are eight- to 12-inches-long and live in the intestines, They can cause abdominal pain, fever, and diarrhea. The types of roundworms typically in humans include pinworms and ascariasis, but ...

Analysis of latrine sediments at the Roman fort of Vindolanda has revealed that at least three parasites were widespread ...

Sediments from a Roman latrine at Vindolanda show soldiers were infected with multiple intestinal parasites, including ...

An analysis of sewer drains from a Roman fort has shown that the occupants were contaminated with three types of intestinal ...