This image shows GFP fluorescent bradyzoites within a tissue cyst isolated from the brain of a mouse infected with Toxoplasma gondii. [Pierre-Mehdi Hammoudi and Damien Jacot] The cat parasite ...

Toxoplasma gondii is an incredibly pervasive parasite that can infect pretty much any warm-blooded animal, taking up ...

Toxoplasma gondii cyst hosted in a mouse’s brain, similar to the parasites that one third of human beings have. The reddish elements that can be seen in the cyst are bradyzoites, ...

She says scientists long thought that Toxoplasma gondii cysts could hide out in neurons to prevent immune recognition, but this study showed that "neurons aren't this complete refuge for pathogens." ...

Toxoplasma cysts have been linked to behavior changes and neurological disorders like schizophrenia. They can also reactivate when the immune system is weakened, causing life-threatening organ damage.

A Toxoplasma gondii tissue cyst. (Image credit: CDC) Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled protozoan parasite that invades the cells of a variety of host organisms, including humans, and causes a ...

Toxoplasma gondii is a brain parasite that makes mice lose their instinctive fear of cats and may lead to schizophrenia in humans. Scientists think that the parasite works by inflaming the brain ...

Tissue cysts of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, long thought to be dormant, are actually quite active, new research shows. Toxoplasmosis can be acquired from the droppings of infected cats as well ...

A Toxoplasma gondii cyst embedded in brain tissue. CDC/DPDx "Our RNA-sequencing experiment shows there are major changes occurring in the brain [of] infected mice," says Boillat.

In its latent stage, Toxoplasma gondii forms long-lived cysts in neurons in the brain, which helps the parasite evade the host's immune response. However, in this study, ...

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is continuing efforts to update scientific advice on foodborne parasites. A ...

Penn Vet professor Christopher A. Hunter, the paper's senior author, says this knowledge supports the idea that Toxoplasma gondii cysts can be targeted and perhaps even cleared, and the findings ...