Viral Persistence and Serotonin Reduction Can Cause Long COVID Symptoms, Penn Medicine Research Finds


Components of the SARS-CoV-2 virus remain in the gut of some long COVID patients, causing persistent inflammation, vagus nerve dysfunction, and neurological symptoms PHILADELPHIA—Patients with long COVID – the long-term symptoms like…[...]

What do we know about covid-19’s effects on the brain?


BMJ 2024; 385 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q897 (Published 15 May 2024)Cite this as: BMJ 2024;385:q897 What are the neurological symptoms of covid-19? Covid may be primarily a respiratory infection, but a common symptom is “brain fog”—problems with memory or…[...]

Women, more than men, suffer from long COVID, according to survey


By David ,November 25, 2023 10:59 Newsday When Andrea Maione caught COVID-19 in 2020, the Huntington woman already had sarcoidosis, an immune-system disease. COVID made symptoms such as fatigue, shortness of breath,…[...]

Evaluation of Post–COVID-19 Cognitive Dysfunction: Recommendations for Researchers


Jaqueline H. Becker, PhD1; Tracy D. Vannorsdall, PhD2; Sara L. Weisenbach, PhD3, JAMA Psychiatry. 2023;80(11):1085-1086. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.2820 SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with increased rates of postillness cognitive dysfunction, colloquially referred to as “brain fog,”1 that may portend significant consequences for patient…[...]

Long COVID Linked With Viral Persistence, Serotonin Decline


Emily Harris, JAMA. Published online November 1, 2023. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.21170 A study linking viral infection with reduced levels of serotonin, a neurotransmitter involved in learning, memory, and mood, has proposed a new potential mechanism…[...]

Serotonin reduction in post-acute sequelae of viral infection


Andrea C. Wong, Ashwarya S. Devason, Iboro C. Umana, Sara Cherry, Christoph A. Thaiss, Maayan Levy 2Open Access Published:October 16, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2023.09.013 Cell VOLUME 186, ISSUE 22, P4851-4867.E20, OCTOBER, 2023 Highlights •Long COVID is…[...]

Distinct immune, hormone responses shed light on mysteries of long COVID


People who have experienced symptoms for months or longer after being infected exhibit different immune and hormonal responses to the virus, a new study finds. By Bill Hathaway, September 25,…[...]