Horsehair worms can control a host's brain and steer it to water, where it drowns. Scientists have studied the worms' mind-controlling power for years. But what's really going on? New research shows ...

An emergency medicine doctor has shared a graphic and disturbing video to warn Americans about a parasitic infection that affects up to 4million Americans. The clip, posted by Florida-based physician ...

Researchers found over 90% of freshwater game fish in San Diego County are infected with invasive parasitic worms, posing health risks to humans, wildlife, and native fish populations. Cooking fish ...

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 of 13 tons of ...

The comedian Shappi Khorsandi once commented that she used the mythical concept of “sugar worms” to get her children to brush their teeth after sweets. It’s a trick I poached to convince my daughter ...

Threadworms spend up to 10 minutes exploring human skin before finding the best place to burrow in. When a specific dopamine signal is blocked, the worms almost completely stop trying to penetrate the ...

AMES, Iowa – The worms can live inside your body for years, decades even. And it’s not the worms themselves that will eventually make you sick. Rather, it’s the thousands of eggs they lay.

A woman in California contracted parasitic worms in her eye after running through a swarm of flies during a trail run. The 68-year-old woman is only the second known person in the United States to ...

Although modern pharmaceuticals have made parasitic worm infections less of a threat in some areas, these organisms are still a major cause of disease and disability throughout much of the developing ...

The difficult-to-detect meningeal worm is spread by white-tailed deer and is a notorious killer of moose. AP Photo/Jim Cole, File A moose in Minnesota stumbles onto the road. She circles, confused and ...

IT'S pretty common to feel like something's stuck in your eye - even when there isn't anything visible there. Dry eyes, scratches on the eye, or foreign objects like dust or an eyelash are popular ...