Immune system shifts may explain why some long COVID patients struggle to breathe

by University of Virginia Unsupervised analysis reveals clinical phenotypes of pulmonary disease. Credit: Nature Immunology (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41590-025-02110-0 Research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has revealed crucial new insights into…[...]

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🫁 Long COVID and Gas Exchange Dysfunction: Interstitial Fibrosis, Therapeutic Strategies, and Reversibility

Long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), continues to affect millions globally, with shortness of breath and impaired gas exchange among its most persistent symptoms. Recent peer-reviewed studies…[...]

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A GABA-receptor agonist reduces pneumonitis severity, viral load, and death rate in SARS-CoV-2-infected mice

Jide Tian1*Barbara J. Dillion2Jill Henley3et. al. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and GABA-receptors (GABA-Rs) form a major neurotransmitter system in the brain. GABA-Rs are also expressed by 1) cells of the innate…[...]

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