Brain-eating worms known as 'rat lungworm' have been found in San Diego County, the first time the parasitic worms have been ...

Brain-eating worms known as "rat lungworm" have been found west of Texas first time on record. Here's what to know/ (CDC) ...

The premise for Toby Wilkins' Splinter does not make for the best elevator pitch: a viral-monster horror creature from outer space takes over a filling station. Oh, yeah, and the alien is a splinter, ...

LeVar Burton's "Star Trek: The Next Generation" character, Geordi La Forge, almost had a radically different, and ...

However, with the recent passing of Robert Carradine, one of the show's stars, these memories have taken on greater ...

A brain parasite already living inside one-third of humanity is now the subject of alarming new research, and disclosure advocates say the classified files Trump just ordered to be released may hold ...

Parasites are disturbing by design, but this one goes further. It doesn’t just infect a host — it alters behavior, reshapes biology, and ensures its own survival at the expense of another living ...

A parasite that may already be hiding in your brain has a shocking survival trick: it can infect the very immune cells sent to destroy it. Yet most people never get sick, and new research from UVA ...

Brown bears can be infected with multiple tapeworms at once. Brown bears get infected with tapeworms thanks to eating salmon. Tapeworms can grow up to 30 feet long in the brown bear’s intestines. Wild ...

Wild bears are prone to contracting parasitic infections. Some of the most common are intestinal parasites. In most cases, healthy bears tolerate parasites well and rid themselves of them before any ...