In a groundbreaking study, scientists at James Cook University in Cairns have discovered how toxins from stonefish could be ...

Deciphering the gut biome's, including helminths', influence on human trained immunity will unlock novel immunotherapies harnessing the immune reprogramming potential of their secreted factors and ...

Common helminths include pinworms ... Pumpkin seeds and papaya seeds have also reduced parasite numbers in humans. A healthy diet including vitamin A, selenium, zinc, and probiotics may help ...

The cure for a gastrointestinal parasite which impacts one in four people in the world, could be found in one of Australia’s ...

Helminths are microscopic worms that infect the gut (and only the gut), leeching nourishment from their host. In mice, they’re used to model human parasitic infections. The researchers then sought to ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) parasites, including helminths and protozoa, are a major challenge to human and animal health, cause economic losses in agriculture ...

There were several reasons that Loukas wanted the parasitic worms, or helminths, on board. For one thing, his research at James Cook University in Australia focuses on multiple aspects ...

When they aren't using your intestines as a holiday home or eating some unsuspecting creature from the inside out, parasites can have some surprising benefits. Seriously. Meet some of nature's unsung ...

Quarter of a million host-parasite records, detailing helminth parasites their associated host species and locality, extracted from 28,000 references. In 1922 Dr H.A. Baylis, then head of what today ...