Scientists working out of Trinity College Dublin, Maynooth University, and Queen Mary University of London have unearthed a potential new preventative option to combat Ascaris roundworm infection.

Sarah Williams-Blangero, John L. VandeBerg, Janardan Subedi, Mary Jo Aivaliotis, Dev Raj Rai, Ram Prasad Upadhayay, Bharat Jha, John Blangero Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the ...

A longitudinal study on a cohort of 215 people who remained untreated from June 1993 to June 1994 was carried out using fecal egg counts to examine the course of transmission and aspects of the ...

The Laboratory of Immunoparasitology is a basic science and translational lab focused on understanding the complex relationship between infections, specifically infections of poverty, and the host ...

The paper «Ascaris exposure associated with lung function, asthma and DNA-methylation in Northern-Europe» was just published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The study is a ...

A two-year study in rural Kenya explored the effects of water quality, sanitation, handwashing and nutritional interventions on rates of intestinal worm and Giardia infections. The results indicated ...

The paper «Ascaris exposure associated with lung function, asthma and DNA-methylation in Northern-Europe» was just published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The study is a ...

An illustration of fertilzed Ascaris lumbricoides eggs Illustration: Science Photo Library (AP) These guys are another type of roundworm you can catch from the beach or the soil more generally.

A 41-year-old woman in China who visited the hospital multiple times over the years complaining of mysterious stomach pains has finally been diagnosed and treated. It turns out, a 30-centimeter ...

Intestinal worms often lead to gastrointestinal symptoms, like diarrhea, because they live in your digestive tract. Other symptoms, such as a skin rash or problems breathing, also can occur, depending ...