Worms Could Be The Weapon In The Fight Against Diabetes Parasitic worms (helminths) could help fight autoimmune diseases such as lupus, type 1 diabetes (TID), rheumatoid arthritis, and crohn’s disease. Worms are small multicellular organisms that reside in human intestines. Rutgers immunologist William Gause published an article in Nature Reviews Immunology reporting that the presence of the worms through centuries of human evolution has led to humans developing an immune response known as type 2 immunity. This immune response includes immune regulator pathways that control harmful inflammatory responses that can contribute to various autoimmune diseases.…