About 1 in 3 people worldwide have been infected with a microscopic parasite called Toxoplasma gondii—or simply "toxo"—which ...

A WOMAN who picked up a tapeworm during her travels in India left doctors stumped when she later battled a decade of seizures and developed psychosis. Four years after her trip, Lowri Denman, 42, ...

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. Subscribe to our ...

Around one in three people worldwide have been infected with a microscopic parasite called Toxoplasma gondii – or simply ...

A woman who developed 38 brain parasites after contracting a tapeworm on a trip to India battled a decade of seizures, psychosis and uncertainty about her future after suffering repeated flare-ups of ...

Lowri's headaches, seizures and psychosis were due to an infection caused by pork tapeworm larvae.

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 ...

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 ...

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Parasites take an enormous toll on human and veterinary health. But researchers may have found a way for patients ...

After visiting India, Lowri Denman, a woman from the United Kingdom, had brain scans that showed 38 parasite cysts, turning ...

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, ...