The human brain is comprised of two main types of cells, known as neurons and glia. The first are responsible for ...

A second man from Albany, N.Y., aged 66, who received the donor’s other kidney also developed a parasitic infection, the ...

An international team led by EPFL has discovered a powerful anti-aging pathway in roundworms, revealing how boosting the cell ...

The common roundworm has helped Monash University researchers unlock new information about fertility and genes. Professor ...

While politicians pose in front of barns, tractors and fields for campaign ads, meaningful agricultural security policy sits ...

A rare parasitic infection known as raccoon roundworm has been confirmed in Los Angeles. The infection, Baylisascaris procyonis, can affect the brain, spinal cord and eyes.

A neurosurgeon in Australia pulled a wriggling 3-inch roundworm from the brain of a 64-year-old woman last year—which was quite the surprise to the woman's team of doctors and infectious disease ...

Roundworm infection, or toxocariasis, is a zoonotic disease — a disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans. Dogs and cats are the definitive hosts for the roundworm species that ...

The roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans is a favorite among neuroscientists because its 302 neurons are completely mapped. This gives a fantastic opportunity to reveal their neural mechanism at a ...

One roundworm can produce up to 85,000 eggs a day. Because they’re so common in puppies, many vets deworm pups when they’re 2 or 3 weeks old just to be safe.

Two cases of rare Raccoon Roundworm detected in human in Los Angeles 00:35. Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials on Monday said that they are currently investigating the ...