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A Brain Parasite Infecting Millions Is Far Less Sleepy Than We Thought
A parasite that lives permanently in the brains of millions may not be as uniformly dormant as scientists once thought.
A common parasite long thought to lie dormant is actually much more active and complex. Researchers found that Toxoplasma ...
The study, published Jan. 24 in the journal Nature Communications, found that Toxoplasma gondii hides inside the body in far ...
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 ...
The brain’s sneakiest houseguest: how a parasite rewrites neuron messages and alters neuroplasticity
Infection with the neurotropic pathogen Toxoplasma gondii induced release of extracellular vesicles (EVs) with microRNAs ...
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Brain-eating parasite found in supermarket salad item - amid rise in food bug linked to bowel cancer
Health chiefs have sounded the alarm over ready-to-eat salad bags due to potentially-deadly contamination fears, amid an alarming rise in food poisoning outbreaks across the UK. Inspections have found ...
The parasite that may already live in your brain can infect the very immune cells trying to destroy it, but new UVA Health research reveals how our bodies keep it under control. The parasite, ...
Discovery of brain parasite's unique control protein offers hope for better toxoplasmosis treatments
Rajshekhar Gaji was staring at something that should not exist. Under his microscope, parasites that should have been thriving were instead dying—completely unable to survive without a protein his lab ...
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