Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Toxoplasma parasites manipulate brain cells to survive
WEHI researchers have discovered how dormant Toxoplasma parasites in the brain manipulate their host cells to ensure their own survival.
Dec 21, 2021
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Medical-records study links dementia-related brain changes to hospital stays for critical illness
Researchers at Johns Hopkins report that a novel analysis of more than a thousand patients adds to evidence that hospitalization, critical illness and major infection may diminish brain structures that are most commonly affected ...
Sep 27, 2018
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HIV & AIDS
Changes in brain function in early HIV infection: A reliable indicator of disease prognosis?
Measurable changes in brain function and communication between brain regions may be a consequence of virus-induced injury during the early stages of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. These abnormalities and their ...
Oct 6, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
3 die of rare brain infection from amoeba in water
(AP) -- Two children and a young man have died this summer from a brain-eating amoeba that lives in water, health officials say.
Aug 18, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Severe COVID-19 is associated with molecular signatures of aging in the human brain
A group of researchers working at Harvard Medical School has found evidence suggesting that patients who undergo severe COVID-19 infections may experience symptoms of aging in parts of their brains. In their paper published ...
Inflammatory disorders
Early life infection increases sensitivity to pain in newborn babies
In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers observed 65 newborn babies who had received a standard heel-prick blood test to look for signs of potential infection. When a baby's blood test result suggested ...
Jul 12, 2022
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Neuroscience
How mom's immune system is linked to autism risk
(Medical Xpress)—Activating a mother's immune system during her pregnancy disrupts the development of neural cells in the brain of her offspring and damages the cells' ability to transmit signals and communicate with one ...
Sep 23, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds link between spinal antibodies and neurological COVID symptoms
In March of 2020, Shelli Farhadian, MD, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine (infectious diseases) and neurology, began to see parallels in her pre-pandemic research on neurologic effects in patients with HIV infection ...
Feb 19, 2021
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HIV & AIDS
Research shows CBD reduces inflammation in HIV-infected brain cells
CBD may be a promising therapy for people living with HIV. While the virus can be controlled with treatment, it can still wreak havoc on the brain and cause problems with cognition.
Dec 11, 2023
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Neuroscience
COVID-19 associated with fetal brain hemorrhages
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London has found evidence of small hemorrhages in the brain tissue of fetuses during the peak of COVID-19 cases in the UK.
Jan 16, 2023
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