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…[...]

Safety and efficacy of low dose naltrexone in a long covid cohort; an interventional pre-post study.


O'Kelly B 1,2, Vidal L 2, McHugh T 2, et. al. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health, 03 Jul 2022, 24:100485, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2022.100485 PMID: 35814187 PMCID: PMC9250701 Abstract  Background Up to 37.7% of patients experience symptoms beyond 12 weeks after…[...]

Patients with neurological disease are likelier to die after COVID, finds study


by Geoff McMaster, University of Alberta People with neurological disease have a greater chance of death after contracting COVID-19, according to a new University of Alberta study. The research also confirms…[...]

Cognition and Memory after Covid-19 in a Large Community Sample


Authors: Adam Hampshire, Ph.D., Adriana Azor, Ph.D, et. al. Published February 28, 2024, N Engl J Med 2024;390:806-818, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2311330 VOL. 390 NO. 9 BACKGROUND Cognitive symptoms after coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2…[...]

Cognition and Memory after Covid-19 in a Large Community Sample


Authors.Adam Hampshire, Ph.D., Adriana Azor, Ph.D., et. al. 2024,N Engl J Med 2024; 390:806-818 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2311330 Abstract BACKGROUND Cognitive symptoms after coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the disease caused by severe acute respiratory…[...]

Long COVID Now Looks like a Neurological Disease, Helping Doctors to Focus Treatments


The causes of long COVID, which disables millions, may come together in the brain and nervous system BY STEPHANI SUTHERLAND Scientific American, 2023 Issue Neuroscience Tara Ghormley has always been an…[...]

What Happens When You Still Have Long COVID Symptoms?


BY KATHY KATELLA OCTOBER 27, 2023, Yale Medicine Yale’s Long COVID program aims to treat patients with lingering COVID-19 symptoms, such as fatigue, brain fog, and shortness of breath. Note: Information in…[...]

COVID-19 Long-haul Fatigue Might be Similar to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Treated in a Similar Manner


There is no cure or approved treatment for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). However, some symptoms can be treated or managed. Treating these symptoms might provide relief for some patients…[...]

UK scientists find link between proteins related to blood clots and long Covid


Biomarker discovery indicates that sufferers from brain fog and fatigue post-virus could be treated with anticoagulants Oksana Pyzik 31 Aug 2023 The Guardian Scientists have identified molecular signatures in the…[...]