About one-third of humanity possesses a parasite concealed in the brain. Long perceived as inactive, it has recently been ...

A University of California, Riverside team of scientists has found that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite affecting up to ...

An ovarian cyst rupture can cause sudden pain, bleeding, and other symptoms. Learn the signs, treatments, and what to expect ...

Brain parasite cysts contain multiple active forms, not dormant cells, explaining treatment resistance and reactivation patterns.

A common parasite long thought to lie dormant is actually much more active and complex. Researchers found that Toxoplasma ...

The study, published Jan. 24 in the journal Nature Communications, found that Toxoplasma gondii hides inside the body in far ...

Ovarian cysts are usually not painful and will go away on their own. However, if a cyst is growing or you have multiple cysts you may have symptoms and need surgery. A ruptured cyst can cause severe ...

The infection is caused by cysts created by the larva of the pork tapeworm. A report published Friday details a severe case in which a tapeworm infected an 18-year-old Indian boy’s brain, eventually ...

The Bartholin glands sit on either side of the vagina and make lubricating fluid. When these glands get blocked, fluid can back up in them and form a Bartholin cyst. Bartholin cysts are often small ...