Parasites take an enormous toll on human and veterinary health. But researchers may have found a way for patients with brain disorders and a common brain parasite to become frenemies. A new study ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. _Toxoplasma_ is often transmitted to people from contaminated food or cat feces. Dr_Microbe/iStock via Getty Images Plus Parasites ...

The parasite that causes Toxoplasmosis, Toxoplasma gondii, is common and may be found in undercooked or contaminated meat, and cat feces. So most people who have a littler box at home have been ...

WEHI researchers have discovered how dormant Toxoplasma parasites in the brain manipulate their host cells to ensure their own survival. WEHI researchers have discovered how dormant Toxoplasma ...

A team of scientists at the University of California, Riverside, explains in a paper published in PLOS Pathogens how a microscopic parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, can significantly disrupt brain function ...

An estimated 30 percent of the world's population is chronically infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Most people live with the infection without noticeable effect, but it can be ...

A new study suggests a link between toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection and the risk of glioma, a type of brain cancer, in adults. The report, appearing in the International Journal of Cancer, ...

As a kid, instead of being amused by princesses and unicorns, I was a huge fan of any movie or series that featured weird creatures, like V or Aliens, the SciFi horror movie. Soon enough I realized ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Bill Sullivan, Indiana University (THE CONVERSATION) Parasites take an enormous toll ...

Researchers have discovered that Toxoplasma parasites lay dormant and undetected inside neurons (brain cells) and muscle cells by releasing proteins that switch off the cells' ability to alert the ...