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Studies from University of Strathclyde, Institute of Pharmacy in the area of life sciences published

Published in Mental Health Business Week, February 28th, 2009

New investigation results, 'Neuropsychiatric disease and Toxoplasma gondii infection,' are detailed in a study published in Neuroimmunomodulation. "Toxoplasma gondii infects approximately 30% of the world's population, but causes overt clinical symptoms in only a small proportion of people. In recent years, the ability of the parasite to manipulate the behaviour of infected mice and rats and alter personality attributes of humans has been reported," scientists writing in the journal Neuroimmunomodulation report.

"Furthermore, a number of studies have now suggested T. gondii infection as a risk factor for the development of schizophrenia and...

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