How parasitic worms could help us with everything from obesity to asthma

Rich Haridy — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 05:42:39 GMT

A growing body of research is suggesting that parasitic worms could in fact have a positive effect on our immune system. A new study is bolstering that hypothesis, finding in animal experiments that a certain type of helminth infection can help lower obesity rates, even when fed a high-fat diet.