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Oct 16, 2024
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Infection and Brain
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Microbial Instincts
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Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res)
Does the Amyloid Model of Alzheimer’s Disease Still Make Sense? My Journey to Resolve the GapsWhoever can pinpoint the missing piece will be on the verge of solving this seemingly unsolvable disease.
Oct 14, 2024
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Oct 14, 2024
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Microbial Instincts
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Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res)
Our Neurons Mastered Electrical Signals 450 Million Years Ago — Thanks to a Virus InfectionOn the marvelous origin of the neuron’s myelin sheath.
Aug 16, 2024
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Aug 16, 2024
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Microbial Instincts
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Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res)
The Miraculous Origin of Brain Intelligence in Land Animals (Like Us)When aquatic animals first transitioned to land, a virus-like element probably hijacked their neurons.
Jul 29, 2024
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Jul 29, 2024
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Microbial Instincts
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Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res)
Covid-19 Could Be Eating Your NeuronsHow Covid-19 fulfils the Bradford Hill criteria for causation and raises your lifetime risk of dementia from 1% to 1.5%.
Jun 10, 2024
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Jun 10, 2024
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Microbial Instincts
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Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res)
The Viral Origin of Alzheimer’s Disease Remains Undecoded. But What We’ve Seen So Far Is Worrying.Viruses like HSV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 might trigger Alzheimer’s disease.
Sep 11, 2022
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Sep 11, 2022
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Microbial Instincts
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Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res)
Solving the Cause of Parkinson’s Disease, As An Academic in This FieldBuilding on and completing the “gut-first hypothesis” of Parkinson’s disease (PD).
Feb 15, 2024
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Feb 15, 2024
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Microbial Instincts
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Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res)
What If Something Else Lives in Your Brain? The Science and Secrets of Brain MicrobiomeWhat it is and why it matters
May 14, 2024
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May 14, 2024
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Microbial Instincts
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Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res)
The Case for Virus Origin of Neurodegenerative Diseases Is Getting Stronger and More ImportantBut if I told you this two decades ago, you’d think I’m crazy.
Jan 11, 2024
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Jan 11, 2024
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Microbial Instincts
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Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res)
An Unexpected Ally In Dementia Prevention: Shingles VaccinationThe strongest causal evidence yet from a ‘natural experiment’ study.
Jun 23, 2023
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Jun 23, 2023
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Microbial Instincts
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Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res)
How a Single Study Proved the Cause of Multiple Sclerosis Is a VirusIt proved what we thought couldn’t be proved.
Aug 7, 2023
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Aug 7, 2023
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Microbial Instincts
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Shin Jie Yong, MSc (Res)
Role of Mind-Altering Herpesviruses in Major DepressionMajor depression is as much neurobiological as it is psychological. And certain viruses invade and disrupt neurobiological processes in the…
Dec 8, 2022
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Dec 8, 2022
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