On preventing the deleterious effects of CMV: implications for some autism?

" Anxiety drug may prevent common virus that causes birth defects " went one of the headlines covering t he study results publishe...

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Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection and cognitive ability

So: " our findings indicate that infection with HSV-1 [ Herpes simplex virus ] is associated with reduced cognitive functioning in hea...

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Cytomegalovirus and autism

Today I'm talking on the topic of cytomegalovirus infection and autism following the  paper by Sakamoto and colleagues [1] and their co...

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and various factors

The paper by Kate Lievesley and colleagues  [1] documenting various " predisposing, precipitating and perpetuating factors in Chronic F...

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An anti-viral for chronic fatigue syndrome?

The recent publication of the trial results by Jose Montoya and colleagues * looking at the possibility that the anti-viral drug valgancicl...

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Flu symptoms in adults

Flu symptoms in adults - different faces of the same disease In the last years more and more people complain from flu symptoms and every ye...

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