Doctors say that if left untreated, raccoon roundworm can cause severe health complications, including brain damage and death.

Scientists have identified a critical breakdown in the cellular machinery that produces proteins in aging brains.

Rat lungworm, a parasite that can infect certain animals and humans and prove fatal, was found in wild opossums, rats and a wallaby at the San Diego Zoo, according to a new study published by the U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported a startling medical case involving a worm parasite discovered inside a woman’s brain. The finding shocked researchers because it ...

For the upcoming fiscal year, beginning October 1, AWI provided members of Congress with a list of priorities covering the welfare of companion animals, farmed animals, marine mammals, and other ...