Hint: It offered a slight chance of rebooting his damaged immune system. About ten years ago, Jim Turk was going to graduate school at the University of Wisconsin Madison, while working full-time, ...

It's hard to get excited about intestinal worms, but University of Iowa researchers say the putrid parasites could help fight irritable bowel disorders. The scientists have been using pig whipworms to ...

Confetti. It might look like brightly colored dross that you throw at a parade, but a new article by Cabinet editor D. Graham Burnett reveals the surprising 2,500-year-old history of confetti, from ...

The Toxocara worm can be spread to humans via cat or dog feces, making children who play in sand or soil most at risk. Getty Images/iStockphoto The eggs of a tiny parasitic worm have been found in ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The German government is considering approval of a food ingredient that most people try their ...

In 1881 Charles Darwin wrote: "Without the work of this humble creature, who knows nothing of the benefits he confers upon mankind, agriculture, as we know it, would be very difficult, if ...

Researchers have exposed roundworms (a well-established model organism in biological research) to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a class of drugs used for treating depression and ...