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·April 12, 2012·4 min read

Test Links Strains of Common Parasite to Severe Illness in US Newborns

NIH-supported research underscores value of screening for toxoplasmosis Scientists have identified which strains of the Toxoplasma gondii parasite, the cause of...

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·December 9, 2017·4 min read

How Toxoplasmosis Exploits Immune Cells to Reach the Brain

Stockholm University researchers have discovered how a common parasite found in cat feces moves through the body and enters the brain. Toxoplasma gondii is able to take control of immune cells and use them to move through the body, eventually reaching the brain.

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·July 4, 2022·4 min read

New Drug Shows Promise Against Toxoplasmosis

Using information generated by AI, researchers developed a novel anti-toxoplasmosis drug.

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·May 16, 2019·5 min read

Is the brain parasite Toxoplasma manipulating your behavior, or is your immune system to blame?

Immune system response to chronic infection may be more directly to blame for health and behavioral changes associated with Toxoplasma gondii infections.

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·November 16, 2020·3 min read

Parasite Infection Discovery Could Assist Mental Health Treatments

Behavioral changes in those with T.gondii infection could be linked to lower levels of norepinephrine. Norepinephrine also controls inflammation. Both neuroinflammation and norepinephrine are associated with a range of psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia and ADHD.

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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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·July 2, 2012·6 min read

Women Infected with Toxoplasma Gondii Parasite Have Increased Risk of Attempting Suicide

Women infected with the Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) parasite, which is spread through contact with cat feces or eating undercooked meat or unwashed vegetables, are at increased risk of attempting suicide, according to a new study of more than 45,000 women in Denmark.

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·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.