By John Murphy I. Prelude to Persistence In the quiet aftermath of viral storm, where acute fevers have cooled and coughs have faded into memory, a more insidious affliction lingers. […]
Microclot Formation and Fibrinolytic Resistance in Long COVID: Mechanisms, Biomarkers, and Visualization
Author: John Murphy, President, COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation Abstract Long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), has emerged as a chronic multisystem condition affecting millions globally. Among its most […]
🧠 Neurovascular Dysregulation and Microclot Persistence in COVID-19 Long-Haul Illnesses
Author: John Murphy, President, COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation 📑 Abstract Long COVID, or post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), affects millions globally and presents with persistent symptoms including fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, […]
Blood clotting discovery opens “whole new chapter in vascular biology”
By Paul McClure Researchers have identified a previously unknown biological process that causes tissue and organ damage in conditions where oxygen is low, such as heart attacks and strokes. The study […]
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 […]
Long Covid Defined
Authors: E. Wesley Ely, M.D., M.P.H. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3957-2172, Lisa M. Brown, M.P.H., and Harvey V. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D., for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Committee on Examining the Working Definition for Long Covid, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsb2408466 The Covid-19 pandemic has […]
SARS-CoV-2 is associated with changes in brain structure in UK Biobank
Gwenaëlle Douaud, Soojin Lee, Fidel Alfaro-Almagro, Christoph Arthofer, Chaoyue Wang, et. al. Nature volume 604, pages697–707 (2022)Cite this article Abstract There is strong evidence of brain-related abnormalities in COVID-191,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13. However, it remains unknown whether the impact of SARS-CoV-2 […]
Treatment of Long COVID symptoms with triple anticoagulant therapy
Gert J Laubscher, M Asad Khan, Chantelle Venter, Jan H Pretorius, and 2 more, This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2697680/v1 Research Square […]
Long COVID scientists try to unravel blood clot mystery
May 15, 202312:15 AM ET By Anil Oza, Rebecca Ramirez, Emily Kwong, Gabriel Spitzer, Margaret Cirino, Berly McCoy, https://www.npr.org/2023/05/10/1175217130/long-covid-scientists-try-to-unravel-blood-clot-mystery As part of studying long COVID, graduate researcher Bradley Wade Hamilton separates out microclots from blood platelets […]
Long COVID: The hunt for causes and cures
With so many treatment candidates, researchers work to gain more clarity by Shi En Kim September 11, 2023 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 101, Issue 30 Hannah Davis […]