As you fall asleep each night, you can take comfort in knowing you are never truly alone — thanks to the dozens of eight-legged mites crawling out of your pores to party.

You can’t see or feel these nocturnal crawlers, called demodex mites, but like almost every adult, you have them all over your body. Smaller than a pinpoint, the tiny invertebrates, which ...

Your cat is itching, has lost some hair, and their skin is red. Could it be demodex mites? Demodex mites on cats are microscopic parasites that can cause itching, ear infections, and hair loss (1).

You can’t see or feel these nocturnal crawlers, called demodex mites, but like almost every adult, you have them all over your body. Smaller than a pinpoint, the tiny invertebrates, which ...

Think eyelid irritation is just dryness or fatigue? Think again. Microscopic Demodex mites — yes, actual eight-legged parasites — could be crawling around your lashes right now. Remember the ...