Through detailed hand-drawn illustrations made with acrylic paint of over 100 parasites, Lindsey Munson hopes to spark ...

A man, from India, left medics baffled after they spotted a worm in his bladder. He later confessed that he had noticed them ...

Some proteins found in parasitic worms bear similarity to those from environmental allergens and cause a similar immune response in humans. Evidence of early-13th-century intestinal worms found in a ...

New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis -- a disease caused by parasitic worms and second only to malaria in terms of potential harm -- have been revealed.

James Cook University scientists have found stonefish toxins could be used to fight parasitic worm infections suffered ... species that infect pets and humans. As such, new drugs with novel ...

Instead of targeting the parasitic worms themselves, Palencia turned his attention to the worm microbiome. “There is a lot of research going on in human microbiota,” said Palencia. “But the microbiota ...

Human infection with giant kidney worm is rare with the parasite more commonly found in carnivorous mammals like dogs, otters and weasels.