They discovered that S. mansoni reduces the activity of TRPV1+, a protein involved in sending heat, pain, and itch signals to ...

The larvae, which infests bodies freshwater bodies of water like lakes, rivers and ponds has a trick for burrowing into the ...

If a worm was trying to burrow into your skin, you'd be forgiven for thinking you'd feel it gnawing at your flesh.

A parasitic worm that can burrow into the skin may help inspire the next generation of painkillers, potentially providing a viable alternative to opioids, new research has suggested. By suppressing ...

New research has pinpointed how a parasitic worm that causes schistosomiasis suppresses neurons in the skin to evade ...

Scientists have discovered a parasite that can sneak into your skin without you feeling a thing. The worm, Schistosoma ...

New research, published in The Journal of Immunology, discovered that a parasitic worm suppresses neurons in the skin to ...

New research, published in The Journal of Immunology, discovered that a parasitic worm suppresses neurons in the skin to evade detection. The researchers suggest that the worm likely evolved this ...