Parasitic worms are difficult to kill with current therapies, but their commensal bacteria might be their Achilles’ heel.

The condition occurred after the patient consumed undercooked pork, allowing the taenia solium parasite to form larval cysts in soft tissues.

Some worms have the uncanny ability to regrow after being cut in half, and the science behind it, as well as notable examples ...

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have developed widespread drug resistance in both North America and Australia.

Ms Badolé suffers from loiasis, a chronic filarial disease caused by the Loa loa parasite, also known as the African eye worm ...

Many researchers believe that Alzheimer’s happens because of harmful proteins building up in the brain, disrupting how brain ...

UMD researchers have discovered key mechanisms in gene regulation that could improve the design of RNA-based medicines.

Researchers uncover key mechanisms in gene regulation that may lead to better design of RNA-based medicines.

So I’m a little worried, particularly with this USAID stuff,’ Bill Gates said during a Tuesday interview on The View.

In 1986, the World Health Assembly called for the eradication of Guinea worm. At the start of the Carter Center-led program in 1986, the disease was endemic in 20 African and Asian countries, with ...