Scientists show how parasitic infection causes seizures, psychiatric illness for some

(Virginia Tech) In a new study published in GLIA , Virginia Tech neuroscientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC describe how the common Toxoplasma gondii parasite prompts the loss of inhibitory signaling in the brain by altering the behavior of nearby cells called microglia.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news