Reducing Tapeworm Infection Could Improve Academic Performance, Reduce Poverty, Stanford Research Suggests
May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018
STANFORD, California, May 11 -- Stanford University issued the following news release:
A Stanford-led study in China has revealed for the first time high levels of a potentially fatal tapeworm infection among school-age children. The researchers suggest solutions that could reduce infections in this sensitive age range and possibly improve education outcomes and reduce poverty.
"This disease invades the brain," said John Openshaw, the study's lead author . . .
A Stanford-led study in China has revealed for the first time high levels of a potentially fatal tapeworm infection among school-age children. The researchers suggest solutions that could reduce infections in this sensitive age range and possibly improve education outcomes and reduce poverty.
"This disease invades the brain," said John Openshaw, the study's lead author . . .