A common parasite could be to blame for slowing reaction times in certain people a new study suggests (Image: Action Press / Rex Features)
IF YOU lack a certain protein on your blood cells and are infected with a common parasite, you may be more likely to crash your car.
Toxoplasma, or toxo for short, starts its life cycle in rodents. To spread, it manipulates rodents’ brains, making them reckless and more likely to be eaten by cats, which then pass on the parasite through their faeces. People can catch it from eating undercooked meat from animals that had…
