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Get a free memory screening from the Alzheimer's foundation this November
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Nov 1, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Zika threat lingers in Latin America
As the Olympics open this week in Rio de Janeiro, Latin America is still reeling from Zika, the mosquito-borne virus blamed for causing brain damage in babies.
Aug 4, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers explore how Zika infection causes microcephaly
Infection with Zika virus disrupts fetal brain development by interfering with the proliferation of human neural progenitor cells (hNPCs), a type of cell that drives neurodevelopment and proliferates into brain and nervous ...
Oct 19, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Treatment for deadly yeast disease reduced to three days
(Medical Xpress)—Initial treatment for a brain infection caused by fungus could now be treated in three days, rather than two weeks, due to study by University of Liverpool scientists.
Apr 24, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Urinary tract infections 29 times more likely in schizophrenia relapse
Schizophrenia patients experiencing relapse are 29 times more likely than healthy individuals to have a urinary tract infection, researchers report.
Apr 3, 2013
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Neuroscience
Resolve to get a free memory screening in 2024
There are so many New Year's resolutions from which to choose, but an important one could be to schedule a memory screening, experts say.
Jan 3, 2024
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HIV & AIDS
Study offers potential diagnostic and prognostic tools for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders
UAlberta researchers believe they now have a clearer picture of why people living with HIV so commonly suffer from dementia and other neurocognitive disorders.
Jul 20, 2017
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Surgery
New method to restore skull after brain surgery appears to reduce complication rates
Johns Hopkins surgeons report they have devised a better, safer method to replace bone removed from the skull after lifesaving brain surgery. The new technique, they say, appears to result in fewer complications than standard ...
Feb 3, 2014
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Neuroscience
Some nerves: How loud noise may change hearing
Our modern world is loud. Just sitting in a car, or an airplane, or watching movie previews, we are bombarded with sound. Even when those noises aren't damaging to the sensitive microphone that is our ear, our auditory system ...
Aug 22, 2017
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Neuroscience
Study suggests targeting B cells may help with MS
A new study suggests that targeting B cells, which are a type of white blood cell in the immune system, may be associated with reduced disease activity for people with multiple sclerosis (MS). The study is released today ...
Apr 24, 2014
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