A parasite that lives permanently in the brains of millions may not be as uniformly dormant as scientists once thought.

A microscopic parasite that quietly settles into the brain of humans and animals is not nearly as quiet as scientists once ...

The study, published Jan. 24 in the journal Nature Communications, found that Toxoplasma gondii hides inside the body in far ...

A common parasite long thought to lie dormant is actually much more active and complex. Researchers found that Toxoplasma ...

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 complex than previously ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I am a microbiologist, and my lab studies Toxoplasma. This new study bolsters emerging findings that underscore the importance of ...

Lucknow: Washing hands, cleaning food ingredients thoroughly and drinking safe water can prevent worm infections in brain.

Specific fatty acid-sugar molecules allow leprosy bacteria, among others, to hide from our immune system. How exactly is not entirely clear. Hessel van Dijk, who received his Ph.D. on October 13, ...

Pricey deworming remedies are being touted as cure-alls. Even supermodel Heidi Klum gave it a go. But health experts say they’re not what we need ...

Research teams led by the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences and the University of Tokyo have discovered an inhibitor of an enzyme found in both ...

A study of 575 people in Cameroon has shown that the presence of gut parasites is strongly associated with gut microbiome structure, which suggests that modulating the microbiome may reduce the risk ...