In a first, researchers genetically modified hookworms. It’s a step toward turning the parasites into living pharmacies.

We already live in symbiosis with bacteria — why not take it a step further? In a groundbreaking new study, researchers ...

In a proof-of-concept lab experiment, scientists demonstrated that intestinal parasites could make and release therapeutic ...

Hookworms, intestinal parasites that infect hundreds of millions of people in under-resourced tropical regions around the ...

Hookworms, intestinal parasites that infect hundreds of millions of people in under-resourced tropical regions around the ...

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites have developed widespread drug resistance in both North America and Australia.

Researchers at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine report encouraging results from a phase 2 clinical trial ...

CRISPR-edited hookworms secrete neutralizing antibodies into their host's bloodstream, paving the way for genetically ...

Scientists at UMass Medical School in Worcester, Mass., and Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., have sequenced the genome of a hookworm that has been known to infect humans. The findings may help ...

The study tested stool specimens from 704 children from Alabama’s Wilcox and Perry counties for STH. Results surprisingly found no traces of STH in any samples, despite 12 percent of the study cohort ...