When a specific dopamine signal is blocked, threadworms almost completely stop trying to penetrate the skin. “Without NIH funding, there is no way for us to continue this research. The impact of the grant suspensions has been truly devastating,” said Elissa Hallem. 🧪
ucla.in/4lx7zuRResearchers are inching closer to stopping parasitic worms from getting under your skin
UCLA neurobiologists have discovered that threadworms stop trying to penetrate human skin if a dopamine-sensing pathway is blocked.
