A microscopic parasite that can live for decades in the human brain infects an estimated one-third of the world's population ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

A tingling sensation in your feet is usually the result of poor blood circulation. But every so often, it’s an indicator of a much more nightmarish scenario: parasites setting up shop in your brain ...

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 ...

Wilson's research team is now working to analyze samples from human blood banks to look for EVs linked to Toxoplasma gondii brain infection. The team also hopes to better understand how glial cells ...

After a three-week-long vacation through Thailand, Japan and Hawaii, a 30-year-old woman learned she brought home an unwelcome souvenir, doctors said. When the woman first returned home to the coast ...

Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic infection which affects roughly 1 in 3 humans: around 2.4 billion people. In its acute version, it can be lethal. But, for most people, it is latent and lacks clinical ...