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 ...

A microscopic parasite that can live for decades in the human brain infects an estimated one-third of the world's population - usually without causing symptoms. But in people with weakened immune ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- 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 ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Researchers from the University of Florida in Gainesville identified a potentially deadly, meningitis-inducing parasite across five counties in the state, according to a study published in the journal ...

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 ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A University of California, Riverside team of scientists has found that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite affecting up to one-third of the global population, is far more ...

You're having a bad day. You snap at your spouse, act short with your colleagues, and cut off other drivers on your commute home. Are you the victim of a bad mood? Or is your problem that your brain ...