This Week in Parasitism

TWiP 248: Toxoplasma reduces Alzheimer's disease


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TWiP reviews the observation that infection of Azlheimer's disease mice with Toxoplasma gondii reduces brain amyloid density globally and regionally.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Daniel Griffin, and Christina Naula

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