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A microscopic parasite quietly infects the brains of millions worldwide. Known scientifically as Toxoplasma gondii, this tiny ...
A team of scientists at the University of California, Riverside, explains in a paper published in PLOS Pathogens how a ...
Infection with a common parasite can seriously disrupt the brain function of intermediate hosts – potentially including ...
Wilson explained that in healthy mouse brains astrocytes regulate neurotransmitters like glutamate, ensuring that neurons do ...
Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite, is silently affects brain signaling - possibly altering neural balance even in people without ...
A team of scientists at the University of California, Riverside, explains in a paper published in PLOS Pathogens how a ...
New research explains how a common brain parasite, called Toxoplasma gondii, can disrupt brain functions, even when it only ...
The brain has plans in place when fires break out. Normally, a molecule called PKD1 rushes in to the rescue, but in ...
Astrocytes generally perform protective roles, such as the release of neurotrophic factors, glutamate metabolism, transfer of healthy mitochondria to neurons, and maintenance of the blood-brain ...
A study has revealed how up to 30 percent of Americans could be infected with a dangerous parasite. According to researchers ...