There are a lot of things to keep your eye on when you share your home with a dog, and one of those things is signs of worms. Since so many of them spread to humans, the problem needs to be taken care ...

Threadlike worms living in the guts of certain insects make their hosts jump into water and drown. What scientists knew about these parasites resembling strands of spaghetti was already pretty bizarre ...

Ever wonder what goes on inside the brain of a worm? Northeastern University researchers have opened up that can of worms.

No one likes to think about parasites, but learning more will help you keep your family safe. The thought of parasitic worms certainly makes lots of people feel squeamish, so you’re not alone if this ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The difficult-to-detect meningeal worm is spread by white-tailed deer and is a notorious killer of moose. AP Photo/Jim Cole, File ...

Scientists have announced a new genus of deep-sea segmented marine "spaghetti worms" with suction cups on their bodies, ...

Cholesterol and phytosterol are sterols, fatty compounds essential for many biological processes such as the functioning of cell membranes. Up to now, it has been assumed that phytosterols are ...

Renée Fabian is Lead Editor for Pet Health at Forbes Advisor. She has over 10 years experience as a journalist and editor covering pet and human health topics ...

In a recent report published in the journal Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), researchers summarise the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) progress toward globally ...

For all the different kinds of manipulation in our cultural lexicon — from gaslighting to negging — nothing beats good old-fashioned mind control. Like your worst ex, one master of this power is a ...

Scientists have discovered that a well-preserved fossilized worm dating from 518 million years ago resembles the ancestor of three major groups of living animals. Measuring half-an-inch long, the ...