In April of this year, he was admitted to the hospital for treatment of a life-threatening tapeworm that was found in his brain. The tapeworm had been causing severe migraines and was thought to ...

The surgeons removed it from Palma’s brain and placed it under a microscope. They sliced into it and found a baby tapeworm. “Of course I was grossed out,” said 42-year-old Palma on Thursday.

Calcified brain scars can contribute to symptoms including seizures ... Intestinal infection by an adult tapeworm is called ...

Moving forward, the team plans to zoom in on T. solium by examining the effects of the parasite at different life stages on human brain slices and the interplay between the parasite and the ...

Calcified brain scars can contribute to symptoms including ... Intestinal infection by an adult tapeworm is called taeniasis. In humans, although the tapeworm can cause an upset stomach, it ...