Tiny flatworms which usually live in ponds, rivers and streams could replace lab rats in the development of treatments for schizophrenia, drug addiction and other mental health disorders, after ...

Nematodes have been spotted forming writhing towers of tiny worms in the wild for the first time, according to a report in the journal Current Biology. The bizarre behavior had previously only been ...

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 ...

Worm tracks show how worms move over time and are the basis for recognising the effects of disease mutations as well as candidate treatments that make disease model worms move like wild type ones. The ...

And it is one of the costliest medical problems in lost work time and productivity. There is no cure, but doctors are hoping a tiny organism that comes from worms can help. Amanda Dotter of Lehighton, ...