Parasite, zombie, leech—these words are often used to describe people in unkind ways. Many of us recoil when ticks, tapeworms ...

Introduction: Toxoplasmosis is caused by the opportunistic, cosmopolitan protozoan Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most common parasitoses in the world. This parasite can pose a threat to people with ...

Researchers have shown how genetic defects in Toxoplasma gondii are rescued if co-infected with normal parasites, thanks to supportive secreted proteins. The study is published in eLife ...

A study sheds new light on how Toxoplasma gondii parasites make the proteins they need to enter a dormant stage that allows them to escape drug treatment. A study by Indiana University School of ...

gondii ER efficiently takes up Ca 2+ that enters the cytosol from the extracellular milieu. Filling of acidic stores in T. gondii appears to be dependent on the filling of the ER The mitochondrion of ...

On a rainy day, you'll often see lots of earthworms on sidewalks and roads. But what makes the worms crawl away from the safety of the soil when it's raining? Some people assume worms come to the ...

Insects rank high among humankind’s go-to creatures for strangeness: Think movie monster inspirations or extreme biophysics (SN: 11/7/22). So of course scientists have already started testing ...

An office worker in Beijing developed a parasitic infection that caused worms to grow under her right eyelid. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Organisms that live on humans, like pinworms and scabies mites, cause discomfort through itching and irritation, while more serious threats like Loa Loa eye worms and toxoplasma gondii can affect ...