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COVID-19 May Inflict Lasting Damage on the Central Nervous System

COVID-19 May Inflict Lasting Damage on the Central Nervous System

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Figure 1: Transmission electron microscope image of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The ligands on the surface of the virus bind to receptors in the olfactory bulb Source: Wikimedia Commons Even as researchers continue to uncover more about the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus, the long-term effects of COVID-19 remain unstudied. However, decades of past studies on similar viruses combined …

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A New Method to Track Parkinson’s Disease

A New Method to Track Parkinson’s Disease

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Figure 1: 3D structure of alpha-synuclein protein. Mutations in alpha-synuclein that alter its structure have been linked to Parkinson’s disease. Source: Wikimedia Commons Parkinson’s disease affects around 1 million individuals in the US.¹ It is a neurodegenerative disease typically characterized by tremors, and it severely impacts motor functions including movement, speech, and balance.² Despite its …

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The Gut May Be The Door to Effective Depression Treatment

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First Author: Jillian Troth1 Co-Authors [Alphabetical Order]: Roxanna Attar2, Caroline Conway1, Julia Gainski3, Allison Kifer4, Vincent Lai5, Grace Lee6, Callie Moody1, Melanie Prakash1, Julia Schwab7 1Dartmouth, 2University of Texas at Austin, 3University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 4University of California San Diego, 5Rice University, 6Williams College, 7Danube Private University, Austria Figure 1: Depression is a serious …

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