The parasite Toxoplasma gondii infects up to one-third of the human population, experts say. Sometimes transmitted to humans from infected cat feces or litter, the protozoan can cause severe and even deadly illnesses in immunocompromised ...
Apr 1, 2022
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Some hypervirulent strains of Listeria monocytogenes have a greater capacity to infect the central nervous system. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Inserm and the Paris Public Hospital Network ...
Mar 16, 2022
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WEHI researchers have discovered how dormant Toxoplasma parasites in the brain manipulate their host cells to ensure their own survival.
Dec 21, 2021
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A pilot study from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found evidence of Bartonella infection in the blood of people with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.
Mar 23, 2021
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COVID-19 has hijacked people's lives, families and work. And, it has hijacked their bodies and minds in ways that they may not even be aware of.
Mar 9, 2021
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A new study suggests a link between toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection and the risk of glioma, a type of brain cancer, in adults. The report, appearing in the International Journal of Cancer, finds that people who have ...
Jan 11, 2021
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New research into how a common parasite infection alters human behavior could help development of treatments for schizophrenia and other neurological disorders.
Nov 16, 2020
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Some cat-dependent diseases can infect humans, with sometimes severe and tragic health consequences.
Oct 15, 2020
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Fighting clever parasites requires smart vaccines that can trigger critical immune responses. A University of Chicago-based research team has found a novel way to do that. These experts, specialists in toxoplasmosis and leaders ...
Oct 13, 2020
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The essential malaria drug artemisinin acts like a "ticking time bomb" in parasite cells—but in the half a century since the drug was introduced, malaria-causing parasites have slowly grown less and less susceptible to ...
Sep 23, 2020
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