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Covid-19 brain fog: neurological symptoms likely due to immune reaction, should be reversible

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Growing evidence suggests neurological symptoms of long covid, such as brain fog, are caused by an immune reaction – and should be reversible Health 20 January 2022 By Jessica Hamzelou The SARS-Cov-2 virus may cause immune reactions that lead to neurological symptoms SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Over the past couple of years, we have learned that … Read more

We May Finally Have The Basis of a Dog Allergy Vaccine

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Scientists are working hard to make pet-related sneezes and sniffles a distant memory, and there’s promising news from researchers analyzing the potential for a vaccine against dog allergies.   In what’s being described as a first step in developing such a vaccine, a team in Japan has identified certain parts of molecules that may be … Read more

We Just Got Closer to Understanding Why Asthma Might Protect From Brain Tumors

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Neurologists in the United States think they have finally figured out why people with asthma seem to develop fewer brain tumors. The findings could one day help us develop better treatments for both conditions.   The curious connection between asthma and brain tumors first began popping up in global epidemiological research about 15 years ago, … Read more