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·January 10, 2017·3 min read

Dementia Gene May Guard Against Decline Associated With Parasitic Disease

A new study reports carriers of APOE4 could have reduced risk of cognitive decline associated with parasitic infection.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·June 19, 2017·6 min read

How to Stop the Nasty Lurking Toxoplasmosis Parasite? Target Its ‘Stomach’

Study suggests new avenues for treating toxoplasmosis parasite infections.

Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·September 13, 2017·6 min read

Link Between Toxoplasma Infection and Common Brain Disease

A new study in Scientific Reports reports T.gonfii infection may alter, or even amplify some neurological disorders including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·April 28, 2020·4 min read

Offspring may inherit legacy of their father’s Toxoplasma infection

Mouse 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.

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·August 28, 2023·9 min read

Parasitic Roundworm from Python Found in Human Brain

Researchers 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.

Image shows the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii.

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·March 23, 2016·5 min read

People With Rage Disorder Twice as Likely to Have Latent Toxoplasmosis Infection

A new study reports people with intermittent explosive disorder are twice as likely to have been exposed to toxoplasma gondii.

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·September 8, 2017·4 min read

Severity of Parasite’s Virulence Depends on What Time of Day Infection Occurs

The 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.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·July 30, 2020·4 min read

Your Brain Parasite Isn’t Making You Sick, Here’s Why

Microglia 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.

parasitic infection

Dementia Gene May Guard Against Decline Associated With Parasitic Disease

How to Stop the Nasty Lurking Toxoplasmosis Parasite? Target Its ‘Stomach’

Link Between Toxoplasma Infection and Common Brain Disease

Offspring may inherit legacy of their father’s Toxoplasma infection

Parasitic Roundworm from Python Found in Human Brain

People With Rage Disorder Twice as Likely to Have Latent Toxoplasmosis Infection

Severity of Parasite’s Virulence Depends on What Time of Day Infection Occurs

Your Brain Parasite Isn’t Making You Sick, Here’s Why

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