Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite spread by cats, can shred human sperm and may be an overlooked factor in declining male ...

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.

Female genital schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease, devastates women amid poor sanitation and medical misdiagnoses.

Earthworms (Lumbricina) are common terrestrial invertebrates of the order Annelida, known as ringed or segmented worms. They ...

In a 2014 Nature paper, Ralston described this awkward process — trogocytosis, or “cell nibbling.” It was a revelation at the ...

In Shaw, Miss., officials have failed to prevent the sewer system from backing up after heavy rains, causing water ...

A combination of growing resistance to commonly used anthelmintics and the increased prevalence of barber’s pole worm is ...

A primary school says it is exploring ways to humanely remove foxes from the grounds due to safety concerns. Fran Rhodes, the ...

"The symptoms are also similar to other health conditions which can mean the worms can easily go unnoticed. "They are only seen in faeces sometimes and this may not always be obvious." ...

The worms used in helminth therapy are parasites ... inside the body as the eggs need to be excreted in human faeces to hatch. The adults survive inside the digestive system for anywhere ...

"You might only notice something is wrong if you see worms in your stool or around the bottom. "More serious infections, like tapeworms or roundworms in large numbers, can cause nutritional ...