A single-celled parasite called Toxoplasma gondii has quietly infected roughly one-third of the global population, settling into brain tissue where it forms cysts that can persist for a lifetime. Most ...

A parasite that may already be hiding in your brain has a shocking survival trick: it can infect the very immune cells sent ...

Parasitic infections remain a major concern for global health, particularly in regions endemic for tropical diseases. While much progress has been made in ...

Scientists are calling for urgent action on free-living amoebas – a little-known group of microbes that could pose a growing ...

People typically become infected with toxoplasmosis by eating undercooked meat or through contact with contaminated soil or cat feces. Once inside the body, the parasite is known for its ability to ...

Brain parasite cysts contain multiple active forms, not dormant cells, explaining treatment resistance and reactivation patterns.

A common parasite long thought to lie dormant is actually much more active and complex. Researchers found that Toxoplasma gondii cysts contain multiple parasite subtypes, not just one sleeping form.

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 ...

It takes only one trip to Queen B Vinyl Café in Cottonwood to buy a vinyl, sip on wine, chase it with a latte, chomp on ramen, and get a haircut. Queen B has established itself as a hub for unique ...

What would it feel like to be a brain in a vat? If you had no body and no world in which to ground yourself, could you be conscious of anything at all? Neuroscientists and philosophers have debated ...

Much ink has been spilled over US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s dalliances with anti-vaccine conspiracy theories, brain worms, nicotine pouches, and bizarre self-treatment with a synthetic ...

Finally, someone said it. And by “someone,” I mean the guy with a brain worm who planted a dead bear in Central Park. In case you missed it, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. just announced new ...