A cat-borne parasite that infects about 40 million people in the United States may cause adults to be more frail as they age, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder study. The parasite is ...

Infection with a common parasite can seriously disrupt the brain function of intermediate hosts – potentially including humans – new research has found. Even when the number of neurons affected is ...

Remember when your mom told you to be careful cleaning the cat’s litter box? Well, that same parasite everyone’s been avoiding might actually be the next big thing in brain medicine. Scientists just ...

These days, there's an overwhelming number of products to prevent parasites in pets. How do I know which one to choose?

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2021. Q: Can cats that stay indoors get parasites? My veterinarian ...

Scientists in California are raising the alarm after four sea otters were killed by an unusual strain of a common parasite spread by cats, a concerning but preliminary finding that researchers told ...

Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) recently discovered a method to deliver neurological treatment to the human brain using an engineered version of Toxoplasma gondii, commonly known as “the ...

No one likes cat poop, and now, unfortunately, no species can seem to escape the icky substance. Toxoplasma gondii or T. gondii is a parasite that causes a disease called toxoplasmosis. The parasite ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A cat-borne parasite that infects about 40 million people in the United States may cause adults to be more frail as they age, according to a new University ...