Fox News
| 11 months ago
Reuters Women who are infected with a common parasite may be more likely to hurt themselves or attempt suicide, a new study of over 45,000 new moms in Denmark suggests. The infection, known as toxoplasmosis, is caused by the parasite Toxoplasma...
Santa Barbara Independent
| 11 months ago
Now there's mounting evidence that toxoplasmosis can also cause depression severe enough that can result in suicide, as reported in a July 2, 2012, news release from the University of Maryland Medical Center. Aside from schizophrenia and depression,...
International Business Times
| 11 months ago
Cat ladies" have gotten a bad rap as aging spinsters who procure hoards of feline friends when unable to attract human companions. Now a study suggests that a parasite found in cat feces increases the chances for women who own cats to kill themselves,...