A microscopic parasite that quietly settles into the brain of humans and animals is not nearly as quiet as scientists once believed. New work on Toxoplasma gondii suggests that the so‑called dormant ...

Love Cats? Here’s the hidden parasite they might be passing to you: Researchers have discovered a potential "off-switch" for the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii by disabling a specific protein, ...

A microscopic parasite that can live for decades in the human brain infects an estimated one-third of the world’s population — usually without causing symptoms. But in people with weakened immune ...