think this got lost in cyberspace, so maybe this will bump it up!
jils wrote:
> WORM EGGS MS TRIAL
>
> US Patients with multiple sclerosis are to take part in a small trial of
> a cocktail of worm eggs as potential treatment for the condition, the
> Wisconsin State Journal re****ts. The study will involve patients
> consuming a s****ts drink-like liquid containing 2500 whipworm eggs,
> which will hatch into larvae and attach to the inside of the intestine.
> Researchers said the low-grade infection of worms could regulate immune
> cells in MS patients because it would cause the body to unleash an extra
> dose of regulatory T cells.
