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The development and assessment of helminthic therapy.

• Helminthic therapy clinical trials and observational studies

• Helminth therapy studies in murine models

• The history of helminthic therapy

The effects of helminthic therapy.

• Medical conditions and their response to helminthic therapy

• Mechanisms underlying helminth colonization

• Effects of helminthic therapy. Effects on particular diseases and general health, with research papers selection.

The practice of helminthic therapy.

• Selecting a therapeutic helminth

• Combining helminthic therapy with drug treatments

• Living helminths are better than helminth-inspired drugs

The theories behind

• 2026 May 12 Microbes and the Permeable Body: Rethinking Health Through the Holobiont
• 2019 Mar Hookworms Make Us Human: The Microbiome, Eco-immunology, and a Probiotic Turn in Western Health Care -- PDF (NA)
• 2016 May 1 Gut Buddies: Multispecies Studies and the Microbiome -- PDF - Jamie Lorimer, Duke University Press

The reintroduction to the digestive tract of a controlled number of specially domesticated, mutualistic helminths (intestinal worms) in the form of microscopic eggs or larvae to reconstitute a depleted biome to treat or prevent chronic inflammation, autoimmune disease and other immune-related disorders, including allergy.

The reintroduction to the digestive tract of a controlled number of specially domesticated, mutualistic helminths (intestinal worms) in the form of microscopic eggs or larvae to reconstitute a depleted biome to treat or prevent chronic inflammation, autoimmune disease and other immune-related disorders, including allergy.

the human hookworm, Necator americanus