Helminths—parasitic worms that infect millions of individuals worldwide—might have beneficial metabolic effects by inducing type 2 immune responses and reducing chronic low-grade inflammation in ...

Helminths were examined from 12 different species of reptiles from Komodo and Flores Islands, Indonesia. Eight species of nematodes and 5 species of cestodes were identified. Spinicauda komodoensis sp ...

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Helminths are multicellular worms that presently infect more than two billion humans worldwide. A large proportion of infections are clinically aysmptomatic, indicating that parasite-mediated ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract (1) Population dynamics of vole helminths in Finnish Lapland were studied for a 10-year period covering a peak phase of a vole cycle (1977-78) ...

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Prescription medication can clear infections. A helminthic infection may seem like something to try to avoid. However, some people purposely infect themselves to manage the symptoms of chronic illness ...

Parasitic worms could hold the key to living longer and free of chronic disease, according to a review article. Parasitic worms could hold the key to living longer and free of chronic disease, ...

Researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have shown that a subset of people with soil-transmitted helminth infections have changes to their microbiome when treated for the infection.

Early trials suggest a host of allergies and autoimmune ailments could be treated with worm therapy, or infection with live worm-like parasites. But will it ever reach the clinic? Jim Turk initially ...