Black people are less likely than others to get head lice but definitely aren’t immune. Clearing up the myth is the first ...

Head lice can be a wintertime headache for families and schools, but simple precautions can stop the spread of these ...

While lice have been around since time immemorial, these pesky insects mostly spread through physical contact. Children are ...

Any parent who has a child at school will know (or will soon know!) the sheer frustration that can come with treating a head ...

We’re talking about lice; winter offers these little monsters a few special ways to spread. Head lice are one of the great ...

Even after you finish the treatment, most of the nits (lice eggs) will stay stuck to your hairs. You can pick them off with your fingernails or a fine-toothed comb. Along with using medication, wash ...

Lice are often difficult to find, but their eggs, called nits, are usually easier to spot. The nits appear as oval-shaped or round globules, stuck to strands of hair; it takes a special type of comb ...

But "only a tiny fraction of insects spread disease or compete with us for our crops," he writes. Klein notes the role that ...

Lice live their entire lives with a set of genes that in humans would indicate a late-stage degenerative disorder such as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease. How do lice tolerate this genome structure ...

Head lice infestation is a fairly common problem globally, with 6–12 million cases in children ages 3–11 reported annually in the US alone, [1] and is typically observed in the school-aged ...

Head lice affect more than 100 million people worldwide annually. Permethrin (1% formulation) is efficacious but resistance is emerging. Malathion (0.5% formulation) is an alternative, but ...

Armed with the ability to accept all cells as its own, comb jellies can merge with others to survive. Here’s how it works.