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Dopamine-disrupting topical cream could stop parasitic worms from getting under your skin

Threadworms, which are a type of parasitic nematode, spend a lot of time crawling around on human skin, poking and prodding to find the best place for entry before burrowing in. But disrupting a ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Parasitic Worms Use Static Electricity to Hitch a Ride on Flies

The paper, recently published in the journal PNAS, found that roundworms can use static electricity to leap up to 25 times ...

Parasitic worms bury themselves in the brains of moose and elk – a new test can help diagnose these animals to prevent disease spread

White-tailed deer host these brain worms, but they don’t actually get the disease, which makes it harder for biologists to ...