A tapeworm has been found to reshape ageing and behaviour in worker ants, making the infected live nearly 10 times longer and to adopt queen-like features, a discovery that reveals how parasites may ...

After being admitted into the emergency room for suffering from a headache and nausea, Luis Ortiz, a 26-year-old student who had been attending California State University, Sacramento, was told he had ...

The researchers found evidence that the parasite alters existing biological programs in the ant. For the tapeworm, this change could be advantageous, as the ants serve as intermediate hosts. The ...

CT scans (not pictured) showed multiple abnormal spots that looked like tumors that had spread from cancer elsewhere in the body, leading doctors to suspect advanced brain cancer. Doctors thought a 60 ...

DES MOINES, Iowa -People will do almost anything to lose weight. Just ask an Iowa woman, who apparently thought that ingesting a live tapeworm would be a good diet aid. STORY:Man sues eatery after ...

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