A microscopic parasite quietly infects the brains of millions worldwide. Known scientifically as Toxoplasma gondii, this tiny invader silently alters brain function without obvious symptoms. Beneath ...

Microscopic worms are being launched into space this week in a bid to unlock the “secrets of long-duration space travel”.

More than 70 people who visited a farm in Wales have been infected by a parasite. Public Health Wales announced that it has confirmed that 74 people have been infected with cryptosporidium — which is ...

A team of scientists at the University of California, Riverside, explains in a paper published in PLOS Pathogens how a microscopic parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, can significantly disrupt brain function ...

And it is one of the costliest medical problems in lost work time and productivity. There is no cure, but doctors are hoping a tiny organism that comes from worms can help. Amanda Dotter of Lehighton, ...