Parasitic tapeworm larvae release glutamate and other excitatory molecules that can directly excite brain neurons.

The 21st century has served up some serious cinematic heavyweights, sweeping space operas, aching romances that ruin your week, and thrillers that twist your brain into knots.

A shocking new health warning has emerged over ready-to-eat supermarket salads across the UK and Europe. Scientists have ...

A study has revealed how up to 30 percent of Americans could be infected with a dangerous parasite. According to researchers ...

Previous studies have linked the parasite to mind-altering behavior, such as risk-taking, depression and even schizophrenia.

Bacteria linked to cat faeces found in ready-to-eat salad bags, amid an alarming rise in food poisoning outbreaks.

A glob of 99 million-year-old amber has preserved an ancient fly in horror show fashion: with the mushroom-like fruiting body ...

Common Brain Parasite Infecting Up To 30 Percent Of Americans Disrupts Neuron Communication The discovery may lead to ways to diagnose and treat the condition that many people don't realize they have.

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 ...

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 ...