As temperatures drop, outdoor cats may spend more time indoors and share toxoplasmosis, also known as the “cat parasite.” ...

A new study from the Kowalinski group at EMBL Grenoble characterized the structure of an important trypanosomal protein ...

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people, researchers say, after finding that the parasites ... occurs in human beings," Marsh said. "If people aren't picking up ...

Well, that same parasite everyone’s been avoiding might ... Let’s talk about Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii for short). This tiny troublemaker has been living in about one-third of the world ...

Emerging evidence suggests the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii is an expert at pulling the strings in the rodent brain to suit its own needs. Infecting an estimated one third of the world's human ...

Parasites are separate organisms that live on or in another host organism. Some studies have shown ivermectin can help slow tumor growth, but it hasn’t been studied extensively in humans ...

Raad, whose research was completed in December 2024 but hasn’t been published yet, told Mongabay. “Jaguars are saving lives. They are being a bioindicator, telling humans that this parasite is ...

Now imagine learning that these devastating conditions could have been prevented if you took a simple test for the common parasite Toxoplasma gondii ... usually doesn’t cause overt symptoms ...

“The parasite occurs worldwide and can last for long periods of time (up to a lifetime) in human bodies ... “But Toxoplasma gondii is the same parasite that obstetricians warn pregnant women about. So ...

Parasitic infections can invade practically any part of the body. Brain parasites, those that infect the central nervous system which includes the brain, are potentially the most damaging and the most ...