In a surprising twist that sounds more like science fiction than medical breakthrough, researchers have discovered that ...

If you've handled cat litter or eaten raw meat or unwashed produce, there’s a chance you might have a permanent toxoplasmosis ...

Is cat ownership both a trope of a childless woman and an actual cause for fewer children being born? Studies show that a ...

Mindy Weisberger's new book details the crafty worms, fungi, and other parasites that have learned to mind-control their ...

New data shows 80 of UK sheep farms exposed to toxoplasma. Learn how farmers can act to protect flocks and avoid major reproductive losses.

The flower’s pollen works like a medicine for bumblebees afflicted with a nasty parasite. A common eastern bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) gathers pollen in a field of yellow sunflowers ...

Smartphones have become "the greatest parasite of the modern age," according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU) published in the Australasian Journal of Philosophy.

The study suggests that stress from constant human presence, noise, and habitat disruption weakens their immune systems, making them more susceptible to parasites. Tourism, a major economic driver in ...

Accumulating evidence suggests that a common single-celled parasite called Toxoplasma gondii may also be a contributor: An April 2025 study showed for the first time that "human sperm lose their ...

Testicular toxoplasmosis shows that parasites can invade human testes, but symptomatic disease is very rare. Studies to date that show defects in the sperm of infected men are too small to draw ...

Water, shellfish and unwashed fruits and vegetables can also harbor infectious parasite eggs. In addition to eggs, tissue cysts present in the meat of warm-blooded animals can spread toxoplasmosis as ...