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Parasitic worms could hold key to anti-ageing, researchers suggest

Parasitic worms could hold the key to a ‘fountain of youth’ pill, according to new research from University College London. Being infected with proteins derived from parasitic helminths, like hookworms and whipworms, may prevent heart disease, dementia and other life threatening conditions, researchers suggest. And it could help fight inflammation and ward off age related illnesses. The worms, which once lived harmlessly in our intestines, have largely disappeared from westerners due to our modern lifestyles, including good sanitation. But lead author Bruce Zhang, a biology student at University College London’s Institute of Healthy Ageing, said the loss of our “old friends” may be linked to increases in ageing-associated inflammation. “A decline in exposure to commensal microbes and gut helminths in…