Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular parasite responsible for causing toxoplasmosis, a disease that infects approximately one-third of the global population. It crucial to note this can infect both mammals and birds. Furthermore, it be transmitted humans through different transmission routes. Vertical from infected pregnant woman her fetus horizontal via contaminated or raw food drinks are mos...

Early-life experiences, including maternal interaction, profoundly influence hormonal stress responses during adulthood. In rats, daily handling during a critical neonatal period leads to a significant and permanent modulation of key molecules that govern hormonal secretion in response to stress. Thus, hippocampal glucocorticoid receptor (GR) expression is increased, whereas hypothalamic CRH-me...

Women with epilepsy face unique challenges, some of which arise from the interaction between epilepsy and endocrine hormones. Epilepsy and endocrine hormones reciprocally influence one another such that hormonal changes impact epilepsy and epilepsy impacts hormonal functioning. In this article, the effect of that interaction on the lifelong health of epileptic women is examined. Fluctuations in...