You may have heard of Toxoplasma gondii because it is so common. Cats carry this parasite, and anyone that cleans a litter box can be exposed. The parasite usually doesn't cause many health problems, ...

Researchers have discovered a promising therapy for those suffering from toxoplasmosis, a disease caused by a parasite linked to cat litter and feces. The corresponding study was published in ACS ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease that you can get from cats, contaminated food, and more. It causes symptoms similar to the flu, such as chills, fever, body aches, fatigue, and headaches. The ...

More than 40 million people in the United States may be infected with the single-celled cat-borne parasite Toxoplasma gondii, according to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Fourteen months ago, I adopted my cat from a local shelter. Following the adoption, I brought the cat to a local animal hospital for a booster vaccine and at that time, I was advised to bring in a ...

There's a first for everything and this week, VERIFY is researching cat litter. Viewer Ann Sweeney reached out to VERIFY after her friend told her "it is unsafe to drop cat litter into the toilet. It ...

Toxoplasma gondii and the disease it causes, toxoplasmosis, has been researched in connection to PMDD and schizophrenia in humans No one likes cat poop, and now, unfortunately, no species can seem to ...