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Lara Labarta-Bajo explains how infections affect your brain

Podcast: Beyond Lab Walls | Salk Institute
Published: Sep 10, 2024
Duration seconds: 2116
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How can an infection in your lungs have such a lasting effect on your brain? Lara Labarta-Bajo, a postdoctoral researcher in Associate Professor Nicola Allen 's lab, studies how the immune system and the brain communicate with each other. Her latest findings reveal a surprising relationship between infections, brain aging, and mobility.