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Newest in this topic

  1. Post-vaccination infection rates and modification of COVID-19 symptoms in vaccinated UK school-aged children and adolescents: A prospective longitudinal cohort study 2022-07-08
  2. Herpesvirus infections and Alzheimer's disease: a Mendelian randomization study 2021-09-24
  3. Antimicrobial α-defensins as multi-target inhibitors against amyloid formation and microbial infection 2021-05-28

Studies

6 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2009 to 2022

Top journals

  • Alzheimer's research & therapy 1
  • Chemical science 1
  • Current HIV research 1
  • Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 1
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 1

6 journals in all.

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  1. Post-vaccination infection rates and modification of COVID-19 symptoms in vaccinated UK school-aged children and adolescents: A prospective longitudinal cohort study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. The Lancet regional health. Europe 2022-07-08 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Between August 5, 2021 and February 14, 2022, 25,971 UK CA aged 12-17 years received one dose of BNT162b2 vaccine.

  2. Herpesvirus infections and Alzheimer's disease: a Mendelian randomization study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Alzheimer's research & therapy 2021-09-24 Genetics

    Our findings provided evidence supporting a positive relationship between mononucleosis and AD, indicating a causal link between EBV infection and AD.

  3. Antimicrobial α-defensins as multi-target inhibitors against amyloid formation and microbial infection

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Chemical science 2021-05-28 Treatments

    Amyloid aggregation and microbial infection are considered as pathological risk factors for developing amyloid diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), type II diabetes (T2D), Parkinson's disease (PD), and medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC).

  4. Brain inflammation is a common feature of HIV-infected patients without HIV encephalitis or productive brain infection

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Current HIV research 2014-01-01 Biomarkers

    HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) describes different levels of neurocognitive impairment, which are a common complication of HIV infection.

  5. Fungal infection in patients with Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2014-01-01 Genetics

    Alzheimer's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that leads to dementia mainly among the elderly.

  6. Evolution in health and medicine Sackler colloquium: Evolution of the human lifespan and diseases of aging: roles of infection, inflammation, and nutrition

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2009-12-04 Genetics

    Humans have evolved much longer lifespans than the great apes, which rarely exceed 50 years.

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