Toxoplasma legacy The cat parasite that causes Toxoplasmosis causes mice to lose their innate fear of cats - even long after the initial infection has passed, new research has found. The findings ...

As temperatures drop, outdoor cats may spend more time indoors, which calls for attention to a health threat — Toxoplasma gondii, T. gondii, also known as the “cat parasite.” This infectious agent ...

Women who are infected with the common cat parasite Toxoplasma gondii may be more vulnerable to suicide, a new study finds, adding to the evidence that T. gondii or Toxo, as the bug is known, may ...

Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) recently discovered a method to deliver neurological treatment to the human brain using an engineered version of Toxoplasma gondii, commonly known as “the ...

A parasite that is most widely known for its existence in cat feces could be a delivery system for proteins that target neurological disorders, a new study has found. Researchers successfully targeted ...

Male fertility is on a decline worldwide—and cat poop might have something to do with it. New research suggests that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite spread primarily through infected cat feces, ...

Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic infection which affects roughly 1 in 3 humans: around 2.4 billion people. In its acute version, it can be lethal. But, for most people, it is latent and lacks clinical ...

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(Trilobites): You got a kitten. Congratulations! You’ve joined the club of more than 36 million Americans with pet cats. Now, will your kitty be an indoor cat or an outdoor cat? Look What the Cat ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized emergency use of Elanco Animal Health's chewable tablet to treat ...