In this study, researchers from Stowers Institute for Medical Research revealed that this dwarf-sized worm carries an ...

In her new Instagram video, Dr. Pimple Popper removes a mystery bump from her patient's scalp. The dermatologist uses her scissors and tweezers to get the squiggly, white mass out. Dr. Pimple Popper's ...

Schmidtea mediterranea, a freshwater flatworm (or planarian), has adult pluripotent stem cells spread all throughout its ...

The mystery over a worm infestation found in a Vietnamese man last year has been solved, though not without adding another creepy wrinkle to the tale. The worms inside the man weren’t the Guinea worm ...

Ringworm is the common name for an infection, called tinea. The name comes from the shape of the rash, a thin red circle with a clear middle. But it has nothing to do with a worm and everything to do ...

Tinea is transmitted by pets and people, and it’s the same type of fungus that causes jock itch and athlete’s foot. The ringworm rash gets its name from the ring-like shape in which it appears, ...