AutismFeatured·August 31, 2020·4 min readFlu Vaccination in Pregnant Women Did Not Increase Risk of AutismStudy refutes any association between the H1N1 vaccine given to pregnant women and an increased risk of autism diagnosis in children.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 25, 2020·5 min readWhy the U.S. wasn’t more prepared for COVID-19In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers discuss the limits of the US being prepared for coronavirus and the dangers of being unprepared.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurology·February 27, 2018·1 min readFlu May Impact Brain HealthA new mouse study reveals two different strains of influenza cause changes to both the function and structure of the hippocampus that can last for one month post infection.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience Articles·May 31, 2017·4 min readSeasonal Flu Infection May Increase Parkinson’s RiskA new study reports mice infected with a flu virus had an increased risk of developing Parkinson's symptoms. Importantly, mice vaccinated against the flu were less sensitive to MPTP and less likely to develop Parkinson's like symptoms.Read More
