If you’ve noticed a bug on your clothes, in your hair, in your kid’s hair, or on your pet, there’s no need to panic, as it might not be a louse. Many insects have a lice-like appearance and are often ...

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 ...

Maybe you have lice and he has lice, and you’ve all had lice for weeks. The possibility is frightening. The uncertainty leads ...

As children return to classrooms, parents are grappling with a familiar, unwelcome guest: head lice. While schools are not the sole source of transmission, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Kids are back in school and some of them might be coming home with more than just homework. A woman known as the "Potomac Lice Lady" says there are a few things parents should know that can help if ...