Just like humans, Caenorhabditis elegans worms encounter gut-attacking bacterial pathogens through their diet. To thrive in their new hosts, bacteria seek out iron. To protect their iron supplies, ...

Experts believe the worm found in Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was Taenia solium, or a pork tapeworm larva. The worm’s larval cysts could cause a parasitic infection in the brain called neurocysticercosis, ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s disclosure that a doctor apparently found a dead worm in his brain has sparked questions about what brain parasites are, the damage they can cause and how, exactly, they get ...

Lately, social media feeds have been crawling with testimonials about “parasite cleanses” and DIY worm detoxes. Many people may be unknowingly infected, influencers on TikTok and Instagram claim, and ...

The hammerhead worm has been inching its way through news headlines, but is it dangerous and what should you do if you see one in Illinois? The hammerhead worm - also known as a “flatworm” - is a worm ...

And other questions about parasites. By Dana G. Smith and Dani Blum Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s disclosure that a doctor apparently found a dead worm in his brain has sparked questions about what brain ...

A presidential candidate said doctors found a worm in his brain. That worm, he said, also consumed some of his brain tissue while it was in there. The New York Times reported May 8 that in a 2012 ...