Worm holds key to treating disease

A PARASITIC worm may hold the key to treating some major lung and skin diseases, a team of Irish-based scientists revealed yesterday.

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) have discovered that eggs from a parasitic worm, Schistosoma mansoni, may aid in the treatment of inflammatory conditions such as psoriasis.

The worm, which infects humans, releases molecules with anti-inflammatory qualities effective in battling against acute inflammations.