A blood test for long Covid is possible, a study suggests
Scientists can now show key differences in the blood of those who recover from Covid — and those who don't. Sept. 25, 2023, 11:01 AM EDT By Erika Edwards NBC Health…[...]
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Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia
BLOOD SPOTLIGHT| APRIL 6, 2023 Douglas B. Cines, Andreas Greinacher Blood (2023) 141 (14): 1659–1665. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.2022017696 Within the first months of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, previously healthy recipients who developed severe thrombosis…[...]
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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…[...]
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COVID-19 can trigger auto-immune disorders-related antibodies, causing thrombosis and other complications
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 by Maria Fernanda Ziegler, FAPESP Medical Express The systems immunology approach identifies an aging effect on autoantibody levels of COVID-19 patients. Credit: npj Aging (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41514-023-00118-0 An article published in npj Aging reveals…[...]
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Detrimental effects of COVID-19 in the brain and therapeutic options for long COVID: The role of Epstein–Barr virus and the gut–brain axis
Kenji Hashimoto, Molecular Psychiatry (2023) Published: 04 July 2023 Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has resulted in a serious public health…[...]
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What you need to know about Covid as new variant rises
September 24, 2023 BBC News Jim Reed The number of people in hospital has gone up. Google searches have doubled in a month and booster vaccines have been brought forward…[...]
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Microvascular Injury in the Brains of Patients with Covid-19
February 4, 2021 N Engl J Med 2021; 384:481-483 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2033369 304 Citing Articles TO THE EDITOR: We conducted postmortem high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (magnetic resonance microscopy) of the brains of…[...]
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Key biological pathway reveals insights into long COVID brain fog
by Lilly Matson, University of New South Wales AUGUST 16, 2023 Medical Express Researchers from University of New South Wales Sydney and St. Vincent's Hospital have identified a key pathway, involved…[...]
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Researchers find immune response to COVID strengthens over time
by Erik Robinson, Oregon Health & Science University JANUARY 25, 2023 Longitudinal cohort of previously infected vaccinees shows improved variant neutralization compared to vaccination aloneRepresentative focus reduction neutralization test (FRNT) results…[...]
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Post-COVID Interstitial Lung Disease—The Tip of the Iceberg
Namrata Kewalramani, MD,a,b,∗ Kerri-Marie Heenan, MB Bch, BAO,c Denise McKeegan, MB Bch, BAO, MSc,c and Nazia Chaudhuri, MD, PhDd Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2023 May; 43(2): 389–410. Published online 2023 Mar3. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2023.01.004 PMCID: PMC9982726PMID: 37055095 The proportion…[...]
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