Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a disorder that affects the autonomic nervous system and is characterized by an abnormal increase in heart rate while
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COVID-19 vaccine found to protect against infection and brain damage caused by virus – Neuroscience News
Summary: A new COVID-19 vaccine developed by CNB-CSIC researchers appears to protect against brain infection and neurological symptoms associated with the coronavirus. Source: University of
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Age-related macular degeneration is a risk factor for COVID-19 infection and serious illness – Neuroscience News
Summary: More severe COVID-19 findings associated with age-related macular degeneration likely result from genetic predisposition in addition to higher blood serum Pdgf levels. Source: Boston
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Antidepressant use and infection during pregnancy linked to neurodevelopmental disorders Neuroscience News
Summary: A combination of antidepressant use and infections that lead to inflammation during pregnancy increases the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism in children, a
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A soil fungus that causes lung infections is spreading across the United States
The histoplasma fungus, which causes lung infections, was concentrated in the Midwest in the 1950s and 1960s (top map), but now causes significant illness across
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Risk of BA.5 infection in people exposed to previous variants of SARS-CoV-2 | NEJM
For the editor: In recent months, omicron (B.1.1.529) has emerged as the dominant variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), displaying some degree
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The curious case of the 471-day coronavirus infection
As the omicron subvariant BA.5 continues to drive the spread of the coronavirus in the United States, I wondered what might come next. Omicron and
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Mother-of-two who suffered life-threatening skin infection told doctors to ‘be tough on it’
A mother-of-two who suffered a life-threatening skin infection after undergoing tummy tuck and liposuction on her 28th birthday has been told by her doctor to
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Study finds even a ‘mild’ Covid infection can put you at risk of a major killer 1 year later
Covid has consumed people’s lives in a way reminiscent of wartime. The state has become bloated following the lockdown measures and there is a desire
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Biden had received a second reminder. Here’s why it wasn’t enough to prevent infection.
President Biden’s coronavirus infection is a stark illustration that Covid vaccines, powerful as they are, fall far short of the bulletproof shields scientists once hoped
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