Does Mouth-Breathing Decrease Risk of Viral Infections?

Image by Magnus Mertens in Wikipedia The New York Times published an article looking into this very question on Nov 11, 2016. However, the ...

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If mutations can go viral, adaptationism is less annoying.

Feb. 9, 2016: I have edited the paragraph beginning with "Exciting..." to remove details of mutation rates because my initial post...

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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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HERVs and ADHD

HERVs. Human endogenous retroviruses . The remnants of our evolutionary struggle with the viruses of the times of our distant ancestors, now...

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Maternal immune activation and monkeys continued

I sure do hope that all those fictional stories of apes turning the tables on humans don't ever come true. Indeed should you ever hear a...

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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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Just How Contagious is the Flu (and Other Viral Infections)?

Everybody knows the flu and other viral infections are contagious, but did you wonder just how contagious??? Well, here are some facts glea...

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Infographic: HPV from Oral Sex Causes Throat Cancer

I have blogged in the past regarding how HPV transmitted through oral sex (and potentially even French kissing) has now become the number 1 ...

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How Long Does it Take for a Cough to Clear Up?

Hypothetically speaking, how long would it take for a cough to clear up if a person comes down with an acute respiratory infection ? Accord...

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Arena Stage 'My Fair Lady' Laid Low by the Flu with Performance Cancellations

It has been an early and bad start to the flu season in the DC metro area. It is just the beginning of the traditional 3 month flu season an...

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"Bitter" Taste Sense Contributes to Immune Defense

As children, we all learned about the 4 different taste qualities the human tongue can appreciate: salty, sugar, bitter, and sour. Savory or...

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When health and hygiene equals just too clean

For most of us in the Industrialised world we have certain luxuries. Luxuries like a roof over our head to keep out the elements, and in par...

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