Our ancestors started wearing clothing about 170,000 years ago, a date pinpointed with the aid of another creature that lives with clothes — skin-crawling body lice. This advance helped our species ...

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 ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: How does an adult handle getting rid of persistent infestation (over five months) of body lice? Are there doctors or professionals skilled in dealing with this problem? If so, how ...

Body lice are tiny insects, about the size of a sesame seed. Body lice live in your clothing and bedding and travel to your skin several times a day to feed on blood. The most common sites for bites ...

Dear Dr. K: My 19-year-old daughter is in college, and she recently told me there had been an outbreak of body lice in her dorm. She didn’t get them herself, but I’m still afraid she’ll bring them ...

Human lice evolved alongside early humans, adapting to changes like reduced body hair and the development of clothing. While head lice primarily cause discomfort, body lice can transmit serious ...

WASHINGTON — The University of Maryland is warning students after cases of body lice were reported on campus. According to the UMD Department of Environmental Safety, Sustainability and Risk, parts of ...

In a creative use of insect genetics to solve an enduring mystery of human evolution, scientists studying the DNA of lice have concluded that early humans may have started wearing clothes just a few ...

Head lice have been constant, if unwanted, human companions for as long as our species has been around. Evidence of this ancient connection includes a 10,000-year-old louse found on human remains at ...