Using chemical clues from Neanderthal bones, researchers have placed the species at the top of the food chain, alongside apex ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Maggots may trump scalpels when it comes to cleaning large wounds that won't heal easily, such as those seen in diabetics, according to French researchers. To allow such ...

Maggot-infested meat likely provided Neanderthals and even some modern-day humans with a rich source of fat and nitrogen. Reading time 3 minutes Modern humanity’s most famous cousins, the Neanderthals ...

Officials are seeking information on a pitbull found badly injured in North Philadelphia last month. The Pennsylvania SPCA said Thursday it discovered the female dog, since named Brownie, dressed in a ...

Maggots could help tackle the looming crisis of antibacterial resistance, according to researchers from Swansea University, who found that certain molecules in the secretions of green bottle fly ...

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Maggots have one goal in life: to feed. They gorge ravenously in order to grow as quickly as possible. Speed is of ...

The use of medicinal maggots, sometimes called maggot debridement therapy, was first widely reported during the time of Napoleon. His general surgeon reportedly used maggots as a technique of cleaning ...

A writhing mass of maggots in a wound might seem like a good reason to seek medical help. But, reports Carrie Arnold, sometimes it’s the doctors who have put them there, adopting an ancient treatment ...

If unchecked, diabetes leads to damaged nerve endings, meaning small injuries can go unnoticed and turn into ulcers prone to life-threatening bacterial infections. The bacteria build a nearly ...

Thanks to a compound that breaks up human tissues, and an appetite for dead skin, maggots clean wounds better than conventional tools. When people suffer from extensive wounds that just won't heal, ...