FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 17, 2025·3 min readToxoplasma Parasite Influences Personality and AggressionNew research highlights how parasitic infections can alter brain chemistry and behavior in humans. Toxoplasma gondii, among others, appears to manipulate dopamine and immune responses, increasing risk-taking, impulsivity, and aggression.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·August 28, 2023·9 min readParasitic Roundworm from Python Found in Human BrainResearchers found a live eight-centimeter Ophidascaris robertsi roundworm in the brain of a 64-year-old Australian woman. The parasitic roundworm, typically found in carpet pythons, was successfully extracted following brain surgery.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 30, 2020·4 min readYour Brain Parasite Isn’t Making You Sick, Here’s WhyMicroglia keep the Toxoplasma gondii parasite in check in the brain. Microglia release an immune molecule that recruit immune cells from the blood to control the parasite.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·April 28, 2020·4 min readOffspring may inherit legacy of their father’s Toxoplasma infectionMouse study reveals the sperm of males infected with Toxoplasma carries an altered epigenetic signature that impacts the brain of the offspring. While the effects of T. gondii infections in pregnant women are fairly well documented, this is a novel study looking at the impact of male infection and its impact on offspring. The study raises the question as to whether T. gondii infections in men before conception impact the health and development of future generations.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 13, 2017·6 min readLink Between Toxoplasma Infection and Common Brain DiseaseA new study in Scientific Reports reports T.gonfii infection may alter, or even amplify some neurological disorders including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 8, 2017·4 min readSeverity of Parasite’s Virulence Depends on What Time of Day Infection OccursThe immune response varies greatly, depending on the time of day a parasitic infection occurs, a new study reports. Researchers note infections that occur early at night were more successful as this is a time when the immune response is strongest. Parasitic infection thrives when it is able to elicit a strong immune response.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·June 19, 2017·6 min readHow to Stop the Nasty Lurking Toxoplasmosis Parasite? Target Its ‘Stomach’Study suggests new avenues for treating toxoplasmosis parasite infections.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·January 10, 2017·3 min readDementia Gene May Guard Against Decline Associated With Parasitic DiseaseA new study reports carriers of APOE4 could have reduced risk of cognitive decline associated with parasitic infection.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 23, 2016·5 min readPeople With Rage Disorder Twice as Likely to Have Latent Toxoplasmosis InfectionA new study reports people with intermittent explosive disorder are twice as likely to have been exposed to toxoplasma gondii.Read More
