COVID-19 can damage the tissue in your lungs and may also affect your breathing patterns, which can cause shortness of breath to linger. It’s possible for this symptom to persist […]
Why COVID-19 Can Affect the Inner Ear and What that Means for People with Long COVID
Hearing loss after COVID-19 has already been observed, but new research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Massachusetts Eye and Ear has been able to break down what is […]
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 […]
Long COVID impacting more than 1 million children: CDC study suggests
By: Mary Kekatos and Dr. Christopher Wachuku, ABC News For these people, surviving the coronavirus was the just beginning of fighting long-term symptoms and the road to recovery. More than 1 million […]
Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in the Pre-Delta, Delta, and Omicron Eras
Authors: Yan Xie, Ph.D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2457-9382, Taeyoung Choi, M.S., and Ziyad Al-Aly, M.D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2600-0434, N Engl J Med 2024;391:515-525, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2403211, VOL. 391 NO. 6 Abstract Background Postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (PASC) can affect many organ systems. However, temporal […]
How a COVID-19 infection changes blood cells in the long run
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Summary: New research suggests that a coronavirus infection alters the biomechanical properties of red and white blood cells, in some cases for months — a possible explanation for long […]
A discovery in the muscles of long COVID patients may explain exercise troubles
By Will Stone, NPR Hit the gym. Get back in shape. That’s what many patients with long COVID are told when they talk of the crushing fatigue that envelops them after […]
Long Covid explanation in new study possibly paves way for tests and treatments
Long Covid impacts some adults’ blood biomarkers, new study finds, By Barbara Mantel Scientists say that drugs that calm a key part of the immune system should be studied in clinical […]
Long COVID Breakthrough: Spike Proteins Persist in Brain for Years
Researchers have discovered that the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein persists in the brain and skull bone marrow for years after infection, potentially leading to chronic inflammation and neurodegenerative diseases. Researchers from Helmholtz Munich […]
Long COVID could be linked to the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the vagus nerve
by European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022, Lisbon, 23–26 April) […]