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Meet some of the people featured in the June 2021 issue of The Scientist.
Contributors
Contributors

Meet some of the people featured in the June 2021 issue of The Scientist.

Meet some of the people featured in the June 2021 issue of The Scientist.

infectious disease, disease & medicine, neuroscience

How Infectious Diseases Affect the Brain
The Scientist | Apr 8, 2021 | 1 min read
From a loss of taste to dementia, infectious agents cause an array of neurological symptoms.
brain virus infographic the scientist
Infographic: Viruses on the Brain
Ashley Yeager | Mar 1, 2019 | 1 min read
Pathogens can take various routes to pass the blood brain barrier and damage cells.
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Can the Flu and Other Viruses Cause Neurodegeneration?
Ashley Yeager | Mar 1, 2019 | 10+ min read
Scientists may need to seriously reconsider the cast-aside hypothesis that pathogens can play a part in diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Zika Linked to More Neurological Problems in Adults
Kerry Grens | Aug 14, 2017 | 2 min read
A review of several dozen hospitalized patients in Brazil finds neurological conditions, including inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, in addition to Guillain-Barre syndrome.
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