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 ...

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 ...

Host manipulation by parasites encompasses a range of strategies whereby parasitic organisms induce alterations in the physiology, behaviour, or morphology of their hosts to enhance their own ...

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Researchers discovered fossil evidence showing that spionid worms, parasites of modern oysters, were already infecting bivalves 480 million years ago. High-resolution scans revealed their distinctive ...

For scientists, dissections don't end in high school! In this episode of Nature Brain, Kristina Borst describes the messy process scientists use to find parasites in fish. Nature Brain delivers weird ...