How COVID-19 Affects the Brain


Maura Boldrini, MD, PhD1,2; Peter D. Canoll, MD, PhD3; Robyn S. Klein, MD, PhD4,5,6, JAMA Psychiatry. 2021;78(6):682-683. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.0500 COVID-19 has resulted in more than 120 million cases and 2.6 million deaths to date. Respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms are accompanied…[...]

Changes in Glycolytic Pathway in SARS-COV 2 Infection and Their Importance in Understanding the Severity of COVID-19


Adalberto Fernandes Santos, Pedro Póvoa, Paulo Paixão, et. al COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that may lead to a severe acute respiratory syndrome. Such syndrome…[...]

What Do We Know About Long COVID?


COVID-19 is a respiratory disease caused by an infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The disease causes symptoms such as fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Symptoms can feel much like…[...]

Vascular Inflammation as a Therapeutic Target in COVID-19 “Long Haulers”: HIITing the Spot?


Regitse Højgaard Christensen1,2*Ronan M. G. Berg1,3,4,5 Background In the wake of the first wave of the ongoing global pandemic, it has become imminently clear that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has…[...]

Liver injury in COVID-19: an insight into pathobiology and roles of risk factors


Abbas Tazarghi, Sahar Bazoq, Mohammad Hosein Taziki Balajelini, et. al. Virology Journal volume 21, Article number: 65 (2024)  Abstract COVID-19 is a complex disease that can lead to fatal respiratory failure with extrapulmonary complications, either as a…[...]

Severe Coronary Vasospasms in Asymptomatic COVID-19


Omar M. Masarweh • Ubaldo Gonzalez-Morales • Sara Tahir • Sana Tahir • Sayed T. Hussain, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.64869  Abstract Since the emergence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in 2019, we have witnessed its multi-organ…[...]

Human SARS-CoV-2 challenge uncovers local and systemic response dynamics


Rik G. H. Lindeboom, Kaylee B. Worlock, Lisa M. Dratva, et. al.Nature (2024) Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing global health threat, yet our understanding of the dynamics of early cellular responses to…[...]

Asymptomatic COVID-19 Infection-Induced Rhabdomyolysis in the Backdrop of Statin-Cyclosporine Drug Interaction


Vivek Nayak M • FNU Bipasha • Kotresha Neelakantappa, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.68127  Abstract Rhabdomyolysis involves skeletal muscle breakdown leading to high serum creatine kinase (CK) levels and myoglobinuria. Here, we report the case of a middle-aged…[...]