Lowri's headaches, seizures and psychosis were due to an infection caused by pork tapeworm larvae.

About 1 in 3 people worldwide have been infected with a microscopic parasite called Toxoplasma gondii—or simply "toxo"—which ...

The parasite that may already live in your brain can infect the very immune cells trying to destroy it, but new UVA Health research reveals how our bodies keep it under control. Subscribe to our ...

Learn about parasites that can affect the brain, how they spread, potential symptoms, and ways to reduce your risk through ...

Around one in three people worldwide have been infected with a microscopic parasite called Toxoplasma gondii – or simply ...

Nearly one in three humans may carry the Toxoplasma parasite. Could this hidden infection be affecting your brain and ...

A British woman developed a severe parasitic infection that led to serious brain inflammation. Now recovered, she’ll need ...

A parasite that lives permanently in the brains of millions may not be as uniformly dormant as scientists once thought. Researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) have recently found ...

Rajshekhar Gaji was staring at something that should not exist. Under his microscope, parasites that should have been thriving were instead dying—completely unable to survive without a protein his lab ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A tree tunnel in the Puna district of the island of Hawaii, also known as the Big Island. (Peter Unger/Getty Images) The parasite ...

The parasite that may already live in your brain can infect the very immune cells trying to destroy it, but new UVA Health research reveals how our bodies keep it under control. The parasite, ...

Tajie Harris, PhD, is the director of the Center for Brain Immunology and Glia (BIG Center) at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. The parasite that may already live in your brain can ...