Coughing: Not all dogs will develop this symptom, but when the worms migrate through the body, they can damage the lungs and ...

Intestinal parasites in dogs are a fairly common problem all over the world. According to the Companion Animal Parasite Council, one in 50 dogs test positive for hookworms in the United States. There ...

The comedian Shappi Khorsandi once commented that she used the mythical concept of "sugar worms" to get her children to brush ...

Intestinal worms are small organisms that can live in the gut. They enter through contaminated foods, drinks, and soil and can cause gastrointestinal symptoms.

Scientists have discovered that starving and then refeeding worms can reveal surprising secrets about aging. When a specific ...

Minnesotans are being asked to stay alert for a fly that lays a destructive maggot capable of inflicting harm to livestock, pets, wildlife, and on rare occasion, humans.

Tiny worms that live in the highly radioactive Chernobyl Exclusion Zone were found to be immune to radiation — which scientists hope could provide clues about why some humans develop cancer ...

As kitten season continues to be overwhelming, I’m sure that those of you caring for the little ones have become aware that ...

Worms offer a simple yet powerful whole-organism model for studying senescence, mirroring mammalian aging processes and ...

Artificial intelligence can spot parasitic worm eggs in human faecal samples – including those from parasite species missed when lab technologists use a microscope to study the same samples. The ...

Scientists have found over a dozen parasitic worms in the eyes of a black bear, renewing fears that humans could face an emerging danger from the tiny worms that can cause blindness. The black bear ...

Bacteria linked to cat faeces found in ready-to-eat salad bags, amid an alarming rise in food poisoning outbreaks.