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Title: Algae virus may affect mental abilities
Post by: riky on November 12, 2014, 09:00:37 AM
Algae virus may affect mental abilities

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9kTQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/028734d72049b9418bda7b8b3488d6d917e19494.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People with an algae virus in their throats had more difficulty completing a mental exercise than healthy people" align="left" title="People with an algae virus in their throats had more difficulty completing a mental exercise than healthy people" border="0" /></a>People with an algae virus in their throats had more difficulty completing a mental exercise than healthy people, and more research is needed to understand why, US scientists say. A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showed that the virus was present in about half of 92 human subjects studied, and those who had it performed worse on certain basic tasks. The virus, known as Acanthocystis turfacea Chlorella virus 1, or ATCV-1, also appeared to limit the cognitive abilities of mice. &quot;At this point we do not think that this virus should be considered as a threat to individual or public health,&quot; said lead researcher Robert Yolken, a virologist at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.</p><br clear="all"/>

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