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Are parasites messing with our brains?

Attack the System

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July 3, 2026

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Tiny organisms that change our behaviour. Oct 02, 2025 Written by Peter Frost. Toxoplasma gondii is a tiny protozoan. It’s also a parasite. Like a surprising number of parasites, it can infiltrate brain tissue and make its host behave in ways that help it spread to new hosts. [] The post Are parasites messing with our brains? first appeared on Attack the System.

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NPR Topics: Health

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· Jul 4, 2026

Move over Chutes & Ladders: Schisto & Ladders has educational value plus worms

Spread by parasitic worms that can infect via a splash of water, schistosomiasis causes debilitating symptoms. It hits kids hard. A board game teaches how to prevent it.

Daily Mail

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· Jul 1, 2026

Parasite horror: I had a metre long tapeworm in my gut and 38 more in my brain... these were the warning signs - some of them nearly killed me

Parasite horror: I had a metre long tapeworm in my gut and 38 more in my brain... these were the warning signs - some of them nearly killed me

Hindustan Times

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· Jul 2, 2026

Woman says she returned from India with a metre-long tapeworm and 38 parasites in her brain

The woman from the UK said that she developed paranoia and psychosis. Then her doctor discovered 38 parasites in her brain.

Inc.com

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· Jul 6, 2026

Can’t Focus? Scientists Just Found the Ancient Brain Cells Responsible for Distracting You

A breakthrough study revealed a primitive brain region that acts as a built-in filter to block out a noisy world.

Mehr News Agency

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· Jun 27, 2026

Iran claims lab-grown 'artificial brain' breakthrough

TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – Iran has built a laboratory-scale artificial brain using living human neurons that form learning-capable neural networks, a senior science official said.

Latestly.com

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· Jul 2, 2026

What Is Neurocysticercosis? Brain Infection Diagnosed After UK Woman’s India Trip

A UK woman was diagnosed with neurocysticercosis after doctors found 38 parasites in her brain years after her India trip. The rare infection caused seizures, headaches, psychosis and long-term neurological complications before she recovered enough to return to work.

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Related coverage for "Are parasites messing with our brains?": NPR Topics: Health — Move over Chutes & Ladders: Schisto & Ladders has educational value plus worms. Daily Mail — Parasite horror: I had a metre long tapeworm in my gut and 38 more in my brain... these were the warning signs - some of them nearly killed me. Hindustan Times — Woman says she returned from India with a metre-long tapeworm and 38 parasites in her brain. Inc.com — Can’t Focus? Scientists Just Found the Ancient Brain Cells Responsible for Distracting You. Mehr News Agency — Iran claims lab-grown 'artificial brain' breakthrough. Latestly.com — What Is Neurocysticercosis? Brain Infection Diagnosed After UK Woman’s India Trip