Microscopic dust mites can cause big problems for allergy sufferers, and you may not know they're in your home. Here are some ...

Spider mites are small pests that cause brown specks on plants. To get rid of them, isolate the infected plant and treat with ...

Demodex mites are microscopic, which may be why your doctor was skeptical that you had seen one. And because they are so common, anything less than an overgrowth that is leading to symptoms would ...

Washing your bedsheets regularly can also keep them under control, and Dr Sharma also suggests investing in a silk pillowcase ...

Allergies to things like cats and dust mites are tough to mitigate because the allergens can stick around long after the ...

If you’ve had chickenpox, the virus never fully leaves your body. Years later, it can reappear as shingles. Here’s what ...

It's most common for children to get lice through head-to-head contact. Here's what you should know to prevent the spread of lice.

Among bats, these pathogens spread even more because many species live in highly social colonies. Taken together, this means ...

Scientists hope to prevent deaths from climate change, but heat and cold are more complicated than we thought.

For the first couple of years I lived in Los Angeles, my dad couldn't help himself. Every time the city came up in conversation, he'd burst into song: And look, L.A. is a highly visible place. It's ...

Why do humans have a taste for alcohol? The answer may go back millions of years. It's called the drunken monkey hypothesis. Humans get their alcoholic appetite from primate ancestors, and UC Berkeley ...

Don’t sweat the fall stuff — including respiratory viruses. Cases of the common cold, flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) tend to increase in the autumn and winter as people spend more ...