A microscopic parasite quietly infects the brains of millions worldwide. Known scientifically as Toxoplasma gondii, this tiny invader silently alters brain function without obvious symptoms. Beneath ...

Infection with a common parasite can seriously disrupt the brain function of intermediate hosts – potentially including humans – new research has found. Even when the number of neurons affected is ...

The parasite that may already live in your brain can infect the very immune cells trying to destroy it, but new UVA Health research reveals how our bodies keep it under control. The parasite, ...

More than two billion people around the world are infected with a brain parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. This parasite is primarily spread through cats and contaminated meat, yet the majority of ...

A common parasite long thought to lie dormant is actually much more active and complex. Researchers found that Toxoplasma gondii cysts contain multiple parasite subtypes, not just one sleeping form.

Remember when your mom told you to be careful cleaning the cat’s litter box? Well, that same parasite everyone’s been avoiding might actually be the next big thing in brain medicine. Scientists just ...

Cerebral malaria kills 1 out of 5 children that suffer from it, and causes long-term disabilities in half of the survivors. Malaria is caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, which reproduces in ...

Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) recently discovered a method to deliver neurological treatment to the human brain using an engineered version of Toxoplasma gondii, commonly known as “the ...

A painful burning sensation in a woman's legs turned out to be the result of a parasite burrowing into her brain, her doctors have revealed. The 30-year-old, from New England, likely contracted the ...