Tapeworms are parasitic flatworms that can live in the intestines of animals and humans. You can get infected with a tapeworm ...

The researchers say the technology could have many practical uses, such as making it easier to attach drugs or sensors to the ...

Tapeworms don't just cause discomfort; they drain their host of vital nutrients, leaving them weaker by the day. In Warren ...

Ingestible devices are often used to study and treat hard-to-reach tissues in the body. Swallowed in pill form, these ...

Cysticercosis is caused by the larvae of the parasite Taenia solium, or pork tapeworm (stock photo) A man in the US who complained of frequent migraines was found to have tapeworm larvae in his ...

The gross-out factor is strong. Among the museum's selection of parasites is an 8.8-meter-long tapeworm recovered intact from a hapless diner’s intestine. Toshiaki Kuramochi, the museum director ...

The 10-meter-long beef tapeworm removed from the body of a 40-year-old woman after taking pumpkin seeds and areca-net extract ...

In this short film Dr Michael Mosley visits Kenya to see how the beef tapeworm needs to infect both beef cattle and humans to complete its life-cycle. He collects some infected beef in Kenya ...