Summary: New research highlights how parasitic infections can alter brain chemistry and behavior in humans. Toxoplasma gondii, among others, appears to manipulate dopamine and immune responses, ...

Philip Landrigan, M.D., director of the Boston College Observatory on Planetary Health, discusses new Minderoo-Monaco Commission report on far-reaching health hazards of plastics manufacturing and ...

Fungal-plant interactions are central to life on land, shaping how ecosystems function by affecting nutrient cycles, plant growth, and disease. These ...