Scientists have found over a dozen parasitic worms in the eyes of a black bear, renewing fears that humans could face an emerging danger from the tiny worms that can cause blindness. The black bear ...

A 30-year-old New England woman’s symptoms started with a burning sensation in her feet. Over the following two days, the feeling spread up her legs and worsened when her skin was even lightly touched ...

In a world full of bizarre animals, hairworms are some of the strangest: parasitic worms that manipulate the behavior of their hosts in what’s sometimes called “mind control.” A new study in the ...

Father Daniel Hendrickson, Creighton University President, gives a tour of the Jérôme Nadal, SJ, Jesuit Residence at Creighton University in Omaha on Thursday, May 2, 2024. Parasitic worms such as ...

ATLANTA — A parasitic brain worm that can be ingested through contaminated produce has been found in Atlanta, according to a study by independent researchers published by the Centers for Disease ...

Parasitic worms and a chronic liver infection identified in a North Korean soldier who dramatically defected are providing clues into health conditions inside the secretive rogue state, experts said ...

(THE CONVERSATION) A moose in Minnesota stumbles onto the road. She circles, confused and dazed, unable to orient herself or recognize the danger of an oncoming semitruck. What kills her is the impact ...

Richard Gerhold works for the University of Tennessee and his research lab offers to perform serology tests for moose and elk for wildlife groups, as mentioned in the article, but this service is not ...

A parasitic worm "shot-gunning" the brains of U.S. moose could be causing population decline, a new study found. The worm, named Elaeophora schneideri, has been infesting the animals' brains and ...