Most humans have long-lived infections in various tissues—including in the nervous system—that typically do not result in ...

Penn Vet researchers show that the immune system can recognize and control the latent stage of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii ...

While the exact cause of heightened bee colony losses nationwide is unknown, possible factors include parasites, pathogens, pesticides and poor nutrition. Federal funding cuts to the USDA and research ...

but this study showed that “neurons aren’t this complete refuge for pathogens.” Eberhard says another commonly held belief was that the parasite needs to form cysts to be able to persist ...