14 DAY TRIAL // Would you swallow parasitic worms in order to get rid of diseases? The question may gross some of you out, but a recent study published in the January 15 online issue of the top scientific journal Nature Medicine advocates that this could be a natural, efficient way of addressing several conditions.
Though the worms themselves can do harm, they also apparently help trigger the immune system, or at least some components that are exquisitely prepared to fight off inflammation and repair tissue damage.
The new report was authored by experts at the New Jersey Medical School, who were led by expert William Gause. It proposes that live worms may one day be used to address the damage caused by lung injuries, under controlled laboratory settings, LiveScience reports.
The immune system reacts to hookworms because, as we evolved, we have been constantly under attack by these creatures. The reaction the body produces when infected is unique, and cannot be replicated otherwise at this point.