Yes, it’s possible to have a worm living in your brain — in fact, it’s far more common than you might think, according to area doctors who specialize in tropical disease medicine. Brain worms became a ...

A deadly parasitic worm that quietly inhabits the guts of humans the world over has, according to some researchers, been the most neglected of the neglected tropical diseases—and health experts are ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Using a common worm as a model, researchers from Duke University Medical Center have identified specific genes within Salmonella that give the bacteria its ability to infect host cells ...

Editor's Note: This article was originally published at ScienceNordic. A new study has described the mouth apparatus of a half billion year old fossilised carnivore, the Pambdelurion, in fine detail ...

Up to two billion people globally are infected with soil-transmitted parasitic worms (helminths). Hookworms are a major cause of iron deficiency anemia because they feed on blood in the intestine.

After experiencing two months of anal itching and bleeding, a 32-year-old mother visited a medical clinic for a workup. A colonoscopy revealed that she had a 1-centimeter pinworm living — and laying ...

Understanding Intestinal Worms Intestinal worms have become increasingly prevalent due to modern lifestyles, unhealthy eating ...

When you hear the word "worm," you’ll likely think about the earthworms you find in your garden bed or under a rock you’ve moved in your yard. Worms that inhabit animals, such as dogs and cats, are ...

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