What do you get when you take an alien parasite and smush it together with a human being? Would you get to become a supercharged, head-eating anti hero like Venom? Or would you die a slow and painful ...

Parasites take an enormous toll on human and veterinary health. But researchers may have found a way for patients with brain disorders and a common brain parasite to become frenemies. A new study ...

The brain has a membrane called the blood-brain barrier, which acts as a barrier to prevent pathogens in the blood from invading the brain and central nervous system. This protects the brain from ...

A microscopic parasite that quietly settles into the brain of humans and animals is not nearly as quiet as scientists once believed. New work on Toxoplasma gondii suggests that the so‑called dormant ...

A microscopic parasite quietly infects the brains of millions worldwide. Known scientifically as Toxoplasma gondii, this tiny invader silently alters brain function without obvious symptoms. Beneath ...

A parasite that may already be hiding in your brain has a shocking survival trick: it can infect the very immune cells sent to destroy it. Yet most people never get sick, and new research from UVA ...

A common parasite long thought to lie dormant is actually much more active and complex. Researchers found that Toxoplasma gondii cysts contain multiple parasite subtypes, not just one sleeping form.

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

A microscopic parasite that can live for decades in the human brain infects an estimated one-third of the world’s population — usually without causing symptoms. But in people with weakened immune ...