Pupils Jordan Black, Henry Lam and Ryiad Mustafa
20 Jul 2013 Pupils from inner-city Manchester have been working with scientists at The University of Manchester to carry out research into a condition which affects around one billion people worldwide. The 29 youngsters from Trinity Church of England High School in Hulme, conducted an eight-week experiment with scientists from the University's Institute of Inflammation and Repair looking at the development of eggs from worms that infect your gut. The pupils learnt how worm eggs infect children around the world, hatching inside the gut and causing malnutrition and sickness. Infections can make children so ill that they miss out on important education. In their experiment, the pupils treated worm eggs with different substances to try and stop eggs developing into worms, to stop the spread of disease. They found for the first time that clove oil, a natural product which grows in many areas where worm infections are common, stopped egg development by 50%. This means that clove oil has the potential to be a natural therapy and reduce the spread of worm infection.
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