by Tulane University Transmission electron micrograph of RSV. Credit: CDC/ Dr. Erskine Palmer / Public DomainRespiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common infection in children and senior adults, can also infect nerve cells and trigger inflammation leading to nerve damage, according to a new Tulane University study. RSV can cause mild symptoms such as coughing, sneezing and...
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How Dangerous Are Soccer Concussions? They May Cause Lasting Damage
By Lauren J. Young on July 18, 2023 Briana Scurry photographed in her Mount Pleasant apartment in Washington, D.C. on October 15, 2013. She’s lived with chronic headaches for three years due to a concussion in 2010. Credit: Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images An epic clash in women’s soccer starts Thursday in Australia and New Zealand as...
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Damage from preeclampsia may be seen decades later in the eyes
by Karen Schmidt, American Heart Association Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Women who develop a type of high blood pressure during pregnancy show signs of damage to the small blood vessels in the eye by middle age, according to new research. The findings suggest small vessel, or microvascular, disease may account for their increased risk of...