A parasitic brain worm fatal to moose, elk and caribou has been found in northern Alberta for the first time. Alberta Fish and Wildlife confirmed that meningeal worm — Parelaphostrongylus tenuis (P.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The difficult-to-detect meningeal worm is spread by white-tailed deer and is a notorious killer of moose. AP Photo/Jim Cole, File ...

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified a specific enzyme inside immune cells that keeps Toxoplasma gondii, one of the most common brain parasites on the planet, ...

A new study identifies an extreme but effective way that brain immune cells can prevent the parasite Toxoplasma gondii from spreading: they kill themselves to eliminate the dangerous microbes they ...

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom -- A British man kept having headache after headache, and doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong. When they finally conducted an MRI, doctors discovered something ...

You can take certain steps to lower your chances of becoming an unwitting host to one of these nasties. Practicing basic ...

Anyone who has ever seen where crayfish come from would never even consider eating them raw. They live in the filth and muck of creeks, rivers, ponds etc. I hunted them in the creek as a kid and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WJW) – A New England woman thought she was ...

(THE CONVERSATION) A moose in Minnesota stumbles onto the road. She circles, confused and dazed, unable to orient herself or recognize the danger of an oncoming semitruck. What kills her is the impact ...