Parasitic worms could hold the key to treating immune system diseases – here’s what we know

For millions of years, parasitic worms have had to survive inside animals without being destroyed by their hosts' immune systems. To do that, they have evolved remarkably effective ways of dampening the immune response.

Roundworms. MRAORAOR/Shutterstock.com For millions of years, parasitic worms have had to survive inside animals without being destroyed by their hosts’ immune systems. To do that, they have evolved remarkably effective ways of dampening the immune response. Scientists are now…