The rat lungworm is considered the greatest cause of eosinophilic meningitis, and is sustained primarily from "ingestion of ...

Direct attack This is what it looks like when parasitic worms directly invade your brain Doctors unknowingly took time-series images of the worms invading patient's brain.

Severe burning sensations and confusion were later attributed to rat lungworm, which is often transmitted through snails and slugs, a case study revealed.

Sustained in the brain: How lasting emotions arise from brief stimuli, in humans and mice by Stanford University Medical Center ...

Doctors found parasitic worms in her brain. Severe burning sensations and confusion were later attributed to rat lungworm, which is often transmitted through snails and slugs, a case study revealed.

A New England woman was struck with mysterious symptoms after returning from a three-week vacation, and doctors discovered she had brain worms.

A New England woman thought she was just dealing with jet lag after an extended vacation, but medical experts later diagnosed her symptoms as an infection from brain worms.

Scientists have given artificial intelligence a direct line into the nervous systems of millimeter-long worms, letting it guide the creatures to a tasty target—and demonstrating intriguing brain ...

The new study looks at how consuming vitamin B-12 led to a cascade of signals originating in the brain and triggering actions ...

Globe Magazine A tapeworm may have changed the lives of Caesar, RFK Jr., and millions of others Inside the world-changing history of a tapeworm — and why it matters now.