Leeches made a medical comeback as "hirudotherapy", starting in the 1960s and widely used since the 1980s. Researchers have found over 100 substances in leech saliva useful to medicine ...

Leech therapy, which was commonly used in medieval medicine, involves applying live leeches to treat various conditions, ...

Korean researchers develop super bacteria treatment using leech saliva Korean scientists harness leech saliva to combat ...

As the people of Kashmir celebrate Navroz, the ancient tradition of leech therapy, locally known as Drekah, is experiencing a ...

While leeches have widely stopped being used in medicine, there are some circumstances in which they are still used today, namely in plastic and reconstructive surgery, reported National Geographic.

Galen practiced medicine in 2nd Century Rome here he was ... patient’s vein was opened and drained for a period of time, or leeches were placed on the patient’s body to draw blood from them.

But leeches aren’t just useful at crime scenes. These creatures’ sanguineous appetites have also come in handy for scientists, who are hoping to use them to solve another mystery: the diversity of ...