James Cook University
2023-12-01 @ 18.28.13 ∈ In English
2023-08-23 @ 16.42.53 ∈ In English
Hookworms successfully prevent type 2 diabetes in human trial
“The JCU trial provides sufficient proof of concept that infection with live hookworms is safe and appears to have some sort of beneficial effects on people’s metabolic health, which will hopefully be confirmed by future clinical trials designed to confirm efficacy and explore how hookworms influence metabolism[.]”