While the human body is quite good at swiftly identifying and eliminating infections, Burger says, "if our throats stay inflamed after we feel better, it may also cause the cough to persist." When the ...

Neuroscientists can now make precise genetic tweaks to the neurons that are most affected by brain diseases such as Parkinson ...

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Fact checked by Nick Blackmer A new study has found that herpes simplex 1 (HSV-1)—the common virus behind cold sores—may be ...