New research reveals how the simple nervous system of C. elegans worms can dramatically reconfigure itself to survive infection.

Upon infection, the C. elegans worm reshuffles the roles of brain cells and flips the functions of some of the chemicals it ...

The wandering broadhead planarian (Bipalium adventitium), or hammerhead worm, was first sighted in Ontario in 2017.

Spring has sprung in Ontario, and with temperatures soaring into the high teens this week, there are some warm-weather creepy ...

James Cook University scientists have found stonefish toxins could be used to fight parasitic worm infections suffered by ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists at James Cook University in Cairns have discovered how toxins from stonefish could be ...

SEOUL, March 30 (Reuters) - South Korean police said on Sunday they booked a man suspected of starting what grew into the country's largest wildfire, killing at least 26 people and razing ...

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Most patients infected by roundworms show no symptoms unless the parasites reach sensitive locations like the eye or lungs. Signs of an eye infection include eye pain or redness, changes to ...

Researchers have discovered that a medication typically prescribed for rare diseases could make human blood deadly for mosquitoes ... used to kill parasites. However, its repeated use can lead ...

A WOMAN developed a severe case of the world's most deadly infection after accidentally being given the wrong vaccine. The "healthy" 30-year-old woman visited a clinic in Ireland to get her ...