Infection with parasitic intestinal worms (helminths) can apparently cause sexually transmitted viral in-fections to be much more severe elsewhere in the body. This is shown by a study led by the ...

Researchers have uncovered why some intestinal worm infections become chronic in animal models, which could eventually lead to human vaccines and improved treatments. Parasitic worms, also called ...

Worms reduce inflammation only on high-fiber diets; low fiber disables their benefits and disrupts gut health.

In the middle of 2020, Alex Loukas deliberately infected himself with intestinal worms. The procedure was pretty straightforward: he used a Band-Aid to press a few larvae of the New World hookworm ...

A research team has uncovered a molecular strategy employed by worm parasites (helminths) to evade host immune defenses. This discovery opens new avenues for the development of innovative vaccines and ...

Strands of parasitic worms found in dogs and cats are more likely to infect humans than other worm species, researchers said. monkeybusinessimages Getty Images/iStockphoto Strands of parasitic worms ...

Parasitic worms could hold the key to living longer and free of chronic disease, according to a review article published today in the open-access eLife journal. The review looks at the growing ...

Researchers at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have found that stopping mass drug administration for Lymphatic ...