Understanding the patterns of species distribution and abundance has been at the core of ecology. In general, these patteras are determined by species dispersion as well as by abiotic and biotic ...

Fifty western sandpipers, Calidris mauri, from El Paso and Hudspeth counties, Texas, were collected and examined for helminth parasites. Fifty-three helminths (x̄ abundance = 1.06, SD = 2.31) ...

Recent investigations of helminth parasites in lizard populations across Northeastern Brazil have opened new avenues in understanding host–parasite dynamics in a region marked by its unique ...

Some parasites "turn down" the host's immune response, and evidence suggests that helminth infection can help patients suffering from allergies, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, ...

New research looked at if exposure to pathogens, in particular helminths, can stimulate the immune system and reduce predisposition for inflammatory bowel disease. According to the World Health ...

Helminthosis poses a greater global disease burden than malaria and tuberculosis, leading to impaired growth, infertility, ...

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 ...

New research from the University of Pittsburgh reveals how the immune system defends against intestinal parasitic worms, or helminths, one of the most common infections worldwide in communities with ...

Research reveals a new mechanism of how grey squirrels affect native red squirrels in Europe through parasite-mediated competition. Research published in the Journal of Animal Ecology reveals a new ...

A newly discovered pathway reveals potential therapeutic target against helminth infections. New research from the University of Pittsburgh (PA, USA) reveals how the immune system defends against ...

A research team led by Prof. Julia Esser-von Bieren from the Center of Allergy and Environment (ZAUM) at Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich, as well as the University of Lausanne ...