When Head Trauma Wakes Dormant Viruses: A Hidden Risk for Alzheimer’s
A groundbreaking study reveals that concussions and repetitive head injuries in sports could trigger latent viruses in the ...
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Head Trauma May Reactivate Dormant Viruses, Increasing Alzheimer’s Risk
New research suggests that concussions and repetitive head trauma may reactivate dormant viruses like HSV-1 in the brain, potentially triggering neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
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Pathogenesis of Hepatic Encephalopathy in Acute Liver Failure
Muscle uptake of this increased ammonia load results in the formation of glutamine. Whereas release and recirculation of glutamine will result in the regeneration of ammonia, splanchnic generation ...
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Mad Cow Disease (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy)
Mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), is a disease that was first found in cattle. It's related to a disease in humans called variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). Both ...