Smartphones aren't simply an amazing convenience. In Africa they can be used to make a lifesaving diagnosis. In fact, scientists are hoping to use a souped-up smartphone microscope to help them ...

Francesca has an MSci in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham.View full profile Francesca has an MSci in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham. Do you hate the feeling of getting an ...

You may not have realized it, but you probably have a video microscope in your pocket – one with the potential to help treat hundreds of thousands of blind individuals throughout the world and ...

In Africa, the spread of parasitic worms known as Loa loa is seriously hindering the efforts of health care workers to cure particular, rampant diseases. Though there are drugs available to treat both ...

A man in India can see clearly once again now that surgeons have removed a "fairly long live worm" that had crawled deep inside his left eye, a new case report says. The slender worm, which was later ...

A 36-year-old woman in Germany was surprised to find a "moving wormlike" creature trapped behind her eyelid. In a case study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers said the ...

An artist's parasitic worm infection has been immortalised in his work. Ben Taylor, an Australian-born painter who now resides in the UK, was infected with Loa loa filariasis after a visit to rural ...

A man who went to the doctor with reduced vision, redness, pain and floaters discovered he had a long, live worm living in it. The man was a fruit vendor in India, and he had been experiencing these ...

The cover image of a painting by an artist, Ben Taylor was feature in the medical journal published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This image is sure to send chills down your spine ...