_Toxoplasma_ can infiltrate the reproductive system. wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus I am a microbiologist, and my lab studies Toxoplasma. This new study bolsters emerging findings that ...

Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis, a lifelong chronic infection prevalent in about 30% of the human population. It poses little harm to healthy individuals but can result ...

The protein, TgAP2X-7, appears to be essential to the parasite's ability to invade a host, form plaques, and self-replicate.

Researchers have shown how genetic defects in Toxoplasma gondii are rescued if co-infected with normal parasites, thanks to ...

If you've handled cat litter or eaten raw meat or unwashed produce, there’s a chance you might have a permanent toxoplasmosis infection spread throughout your body. In addition to eggs, tissue cysts ...

Only cats complete its life cycle: Unlike other hosts, T. gondii can only sexually reproduce inside felids. This evolutionary quirk means cats are essential for the parasite to produce its ...

Individuals diagnosed with intermittent explosive disorder and heightened aggression are more than twice as likely to have been exposed to the relatively common parasite Toxoplasma gondii than ...

Toxoplasma gondii is an unicellular coccidian parasite with worldwide distribution. It is estimated that more than a third of the world's population has been infected with the parasite, but ...

Pregnancy often changes how you think about your surroundings, including your pets. Cats, especially, come under scrutiny because of a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii, which can pose risks to your ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Six raccoons (Procyon lotor) without detectable Toxoplasma gondii antibodies were used. Four raccoons were inoculated orally (2 with oocysts ...

Men’s rights and "manosphere" commentators frequently mock "cat ladies" and lament declining birth rates. Emerging science suggests that there may, in fact, be a link between these two obsessions, but ...