Diagnosing parasites that pose health risks for dogs, humans

Parasites in wildlife don't just pose a risk to their wild hosts—they can also spread to domestic animals and humans, making ...
Phys.org

Parasitic worms bury themselves in the brains of moose and elk—a new diagnostic can prevent disease spread

A moose in Minnesota stumbles onto the road. She circles, confused and dazed, unable to orient herself or recognize the danger of an oncoming semitruck. What kills her is the impact of 13 tons of ...
Daily Mail

The unsavoury truth about your sushi: Scientists discover 96% of tuna are infected with parasitic worms

If you were looking forward to digging into a platter of sushi this evening, you might want to rethink your options. A disgusting study has revealed how tuna are riddled with parasitic worms.
ScienceAlert

Scientists Find Parasites in Almost Every Fish From a Recent Tuna Haul – 96% Were Infected

Using powerful microscopy tools as aids, they found that the kidney and heart were the only organs free of parasites in every ...
Futurism

Scientists Find That 96 Percent of Delicious Tuna Is Infected With Parasitic Worms

Nearly an entire haul of skipjack tuna caught in Brazil was found contaminated with gut-busting parasites like roundworm.
Newsweek

Opioids: Parasitic Worm Discovery Could Lead to Safer Painkillers

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The evolutionary trick of parasitic worm that sneakily burrows into the ...
medicine.yale

Parasitic Worms: Architects of Immunology

A parasitic worm might be the impetus behind a new generation of medicine. In a recent review in Clinical & Translational Immunology, Neima Briggs, MD, PhD, instructor of medicine (infectious diseases ...