WASHINGTON (AP) — Prick a finger and have the blood checked for parasites — by smartphone? Scientists are turning those ubiquitous phones into microscopes and other medical tools that could help fight ...

Researchers have developed a new microscopy method that uses a magnetic field and polarized light to provide quantitative ...

If you've ever woken up in a cold sweat with the gnawing certainty that your blood is infected by rare tropical parasites -- and which of us hasn't -- then it will come as welcome news that a cure may ...

A novel microscopy technique identifies malaria by aligning hemozoin crystals, enabling precise, and objective detection, and ...