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  • Harmful mouth bacteria may trigger Parkinson’s disease

    Harmful mouth bacteria may trigger Parkinson’s disease

    There is a new reason to take daily tooth brushing seriously. Researchers in South Korea have found strong evidence that bacteria from the mouth can move into the gut and influence brain cells, potentially playing a role in the development of…

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  • US recommends fewer childhood vaccines in major shift

    US recommends fewer childhood vaccines in major shift

    All vaccines currently recommended by CDC will remain covered by insurance without cost sharing

    The US will no longer recommend that every child receive immunizations against several diseases including rotavirus and influenza. Photo: AFP (file)

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  • Charting brain cell epigenomics to reveal origins of psychiatric disorders

    Charting brain cell epigenomics to reveal origins of psychiatric disorders

    In a revealing Genomic Press Interview published today in Genomic Psychiatry, Dr. Maria Margarita Behrens recounts an extraordinary scientific journey that wound through four countries and multiple disciplines before arriving at…

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  • Dermatosis Neglecta Mimicking Other Hyperkeratotic Disorders: A Case R

    Dermatosis Neglecta Mimicking Other Hyperkeratotic Disorders: A Case R

    Introduction

    Dermatosis neglecta (DN) was first described by Poskitt et al in 1995 as a rare psychogenic dermatosis characterized by localized, persistent, hyperkeratotic plaques with a “dirty” appearance.1 The exact pathogenesis remains…

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  • Severe Pain Phenotype in Hemoglobin C (HbC)/Beta-Zero (β⁰) Thalassemia Without Hemoglobin S (HbS): A Clinical and Diagnostic Challenge

    Severe Pain Phenotype in Hemoglobin C (HbC)/Beta-Zero (β⁰) Thalassemia Without Hemoglobin S (HbS): A Clinical and Diagnostic Challenge

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  • Innovative ideas awarded $3.8m in NHMRC research grants – HMRI

    1. Innovative ideas awarded $3.8m in NHMRC research grants  HMRI
    2. $280 million towards innovative health and medical research  Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
    3. $6.8m boost drives innovative solutions for healthcare  

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  • CWD Case Confirmed in a White-tailed Deer in Concordia Parish, LDWF Announces

    CWD Case Confirmed in a White-tailed Deer in Concordia Parish, LDWF Announces

    Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been confirmed in a hunter-harvested white-tailed buck in Concordia Parish, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced. The buck was harvested on Richard K. Yancey Wildlife…

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  • What Are These Autism-Related Traits After COVID-19?

    What Are These Autism-Related Traits After COVID-19?

    This post is part of a new blog series focusing on long COVID by Becky Ancira Robertson.


    Many people report new or worsened autism-related traits after COVID-19 infection, including sensory sensitivities, reduced social capacity, brain fog,…

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