It was long believed that the Dracunculus medinensis parasite, which causes guinea worm disease in humans, has a fairly simple life cycle: A person drinks water contaminated with copepods, or water ...

An antidepressant used in humans can extend the life span of tiny worms by about 30 percent, according to a new finding that has intrigued scientists who study aging. The worms, called C. elegans, ...

A popular dietary supplement, Coenzyme Q, accelerates aging and death in a microscopic worm studied by UCLA biochemists. Adult worms on a diet without Coenzyme Q live 60 percent longer than those on a ...

These strange worms are a type of polychaete worm that belong to the family Nereididae commonly known as clam worms. Polycheate worms are set apart from other marine worms by bristles (known as cheate ...