Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that regulates the immune response against parasites. During a parasitic infection, specific immune cells, known as virtual memory T cells ...

A new study has revealed the clearest-ever picture of the surface chemistry of worm species that provides groundbreaking insights into how animals interact with their environment and each other. These ...

A woman returned from a three-week vacation and started noticing a strange burning sensation in her legs. She visited multiple doctors until being diagnosed with "rat lungworm," a parasite spread by ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s legacy is ridden with anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, brain worms and bizarre bear-cub deaths, Gustaf Kilander and Katie Hawkinson report ...

Niger became the first African country to eliminate the parasitic infection onchocerciasis — also known as river blindness — and the fifth worldwide, according to WHO.

USAID workers received an email Monday telling them to stay out of the agency’s DC headquarters — as Elon Musk and the White ...

The recent police chargesheet naming three youths — Muraliraja, Muthukrishnan, and Sudharsan — from the Scheduled Caste (SC) community as the main accused in the case of human faeces being ...

While unpleasant to think about, the reality is that worms are quite common in dogs. In a recent study, researchers found intestinal parasites in more than 20 percent of dogs and 85 percent of dog ...

Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Mali reported zero human cases. A small number of 2024 specimens are waiting to be processed. If testing confirms they are Guinea worms, interventions will be further ...

A group of Lee county neighbors are celebrating after their petition to keep big businesses out of their neighborhood seems to have worked. In this operation, 13 children were found to be living ...

If you’ve ever wondered whether your boyfriend would love you if you were a worm, maybe it’s time to ... where the camera pans across the bed and over a human-sized crocheted earthworm ...