COVID and Parkinson’s: Latest Research on Memory Loss and Emerging Therapies

August 6, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

COVID and Parkinson’s: Latest Research on Memory Loss and Emerging Therapies

John Murphy For COVID Survivors Managing Parkinson’s and Short-Term Memory Challenges 🔍 Why Memory Loss Matters Parkinson’s disease affects more than movement—it can impair short-term memory, attention, and executive function.…[...]

January 15, 2025 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Cognitive decline and brainstem hypometabolism in long-COVID

COVID: A case series: Jacques Hugon, Mathieu Queneau, et. al. Center of Cognitive Neurology, University of Paris, Lariboisière FW Hospital Abstract Objective: To assess FDG cerebral PET in patients suffering…[...]

September 26, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Mini-Strokes, Gut Problems: Scientists See Links to an Old Bout of Covid

Feeling ill? The cause might be years old By Sumathi Reddy July 2, 2024 5:30 am WSJ Scientists suspect that one culprit behind your new illness might be the infection you…[...]

September 4, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Increased frequency and mortality in persons with neurological disorders during COVID-19

Candace M Marsters, Jeffrey A Bakal, Grace Y Lam, Finlay A McAlister, Christopher Power, Brain, awae117, https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awae117, 20 April 2024 Abstract Determining the frequency and outcomes of neurological disorders associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…[...]

June 16, 2024 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

The Neurological Implications of COVID-19: A Comprehensive Narrative Review

Ithamar Cheyne • Venmanassery Sreejan Gopinath • Neeharika Muppa , et. al., May 15, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/ cureus.60376 Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 revealed a huge number of problems as well as discoveries…[...]

October 14, 2023 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Study in Mice Suggests that COVID-19 Increases Risk of Developing Parkinson’s Disease

Thomas Jefferson University May 18, 2022 New research finds that the novel coronavirus can make the mouse brain more susceptible to a toxin that induces nerve-cell loss seen in Parkinson’s.…[...]

October 5, 2023 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

COVID-19 and possible links with Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonism: from bench to bedside

David Sulzer, Angelo Antonini, Valentina Leta, Anna Nordvig, Richard J. Smeyne, James E. Goldman, Osama Al-Dalahmah, Luigi Zecca, Alessandro Sette, Luigi Bubacco, Olimpia Meucci, Elena Moro, Ashley S. Harms, Yaqian Xu, Stanley Fahn & K. Ray Chaudhuri npj Parkinson's Disease volume 6, Article number: 18 (2020) Cite this article Abstract This Viewpoint…[...]

October 2, 2023 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Coronavirus and the Nervous System

What is SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19? National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Coronaviruses are common causes of usually mild to moderate upper respiratory tract illnesses like the common cold, with…[...]

October 1, 2023 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins and genomic sequences in human brainstem nuclei

Aron Emmi, Stefania Rizzo, Luisa Barzon, Michele Sandre, Elisa Carturan, Alessandro Sinigaglia, Silvia Riccetti, Mila Della Barbera, Rafael Boscolo-Berto, Patrizia Cocco, Veronica Macchi, Angelo Antonini, Monica De Gaspari, Cristina Basso, Raffaele De Caro & Andrea Porzionato npj Parkinson's Disease volume 9, Article number: 25 (2023) Cite this articleAbstract Open Access Published: 13 February…[...]

September 24, 2023 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Study identifies link between COVID-19 and Parkinson’s

2/11/2022 Morgan Liotta News GT Researchers say the virus aggravates brain cells similar to neurodegenerative conditions, flagging potential future risk, but also treatments. Researchers say the virus aggravates brain cells…[...]