AOL

New test to detect parasitic worms buried in the brain

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 ...
Wired

In Defense of Parasitic Worms

This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When Chelsea Wood was a child, she would often collect periwinkle snails on the shores of Long Island. “I used to ...
WUNC

RFK Jr. is not alone. More than a billion people have parasitic worms

"A worm ... got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died." These are words nobody wants to say. They were spoken by a U.S. presidential candidate ...
AOL

Scientists Found a Rise in Parasitic 'Sushi Worms' When They Opened 40 Years' Worth of Salmon Cans: 'Good News'

A group of scientists is showing why an increase in worms in your canned salmon is actually a good thing. Chelsea Wood, the senior author of the study, tells PEOPLE that choosing to study cans of ...
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 ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Do you need to cleanse your body of parasites? A doctor explains the social media fad

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 ...