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MARCH 2019THE SCIENTIST THE-SCIENTIST.COM VOLUME 33 NUMBER 0338
The Drugs that Put Us Under
Researchers have begun to monitor
brain activity to understand and improve
the use of general anesthetic drugs.
BY EMERY N. BROWN AND
FRANCISCO J. FLORES32
The Viral Brain
Scientists may need to seriously
reconsider the cast-aside hypothesis
that pathogens can play a part in
neurodegenerative diseases.
BY ASHLEY YEAGER24
The Resilient Parasite
The microorganism that causes malaria
has evolved resistance to medicine’s front-
line therapies before. Can it do it again?
BY NATALIE SILVINKSION THE COVER:© ISTOCK.COM, STEEX