Roundworms that feed on plants cause approximately $100 billion in annual global crop damage. Now researchers at the University of New Hampshire have made a patent-pending discovery that certain ...

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Roundworms aren't much fun for dogs, but they have their uses. For one thing, their ability to smell danger may have a surprising connection to preventing and treating Alzheimer's disease in humans.

New research presented at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society has demonstrated how tiny roundworms can be used to detect lung cancer. A “worm-on-a-chip” device has been developed that ...

As pet owners, we need to be sure to monitor our pets for intestinal parasites. With all of the newer heartworm preventions, intestinal parasites are not being seen as much, but, for some situations, ...

The fertility of roundworms may have implications for everything from captive pandas to infertile couples struggling to conceive, researchers report. The sexual behavior of the roundworm C. elegans is ...

Raccoons get roundworms; Baylisascaris procyonis is a pretty common offender. And the eggs from those annoying intestinal parasites can be passed through feces to other animals, including humans. Kids ...

During their lifetime, many people will encounter highly traumatic events, however only a fraction goes on to develop symptoms that persist for over month, and possibly even years—post-traumatic ...