Patients previously hospitalized for COVID-19 pneumonia showed broad cognitive impairment, while those with mild initial infection not requiring hospitalization mainly had difficulties with attention tasks. A new Northwestern Medicine study […]
COVID-19 targets human adrenal glands
Waldemar Kanczkowskia ∙ Katja Everte ∙ Marlena Stadtmüllerb ∙ et. al. COVID-19 develops due to infection with SARS-CoV-2, which particularly in elderly with certain comorbidities (eg, metabolic syndrome)1 can cause severe pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Some patients with […]
The Growing Understanding of the Pituitary Implication in the Pathogenesis of Long COVID-19 Syndrome: A Narrative Review
by Ach Taieb , Ben Haj Slama Nassim , Gorchane Asma 1,2, et. al. Department of Endocrinology, University Hospital of Farhat Hached Sousse, Sousse 4000, TunisiaAdv. Respir. Med. 2024, 92(1), 96-109; https://doi.org/10.3390/arm92010013 Highlights What are the main […]
Study shows inexpensive, readily available chemical may limit impact of COVID-19
GABA reduced disease severity, lung viral load, and death in SARS-CoV-2-infected mice, By UCLA Health Preclinical studies in mice that model human COVID-19 suggest that an inexpensive, readily available amino acid […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Circadian Clock, the Brain, and COVID-19: The Cases of Olfaction and the Timing of Sleep
Rachel S. Herz, , Erik D. Herzog,, Martha Merrow, et. al., Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, † Abstract Daily […]
How does COVID-19 impact the adrenal gland?
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery This month marks a little over one year since the first surge of COVID-19 across the United States. April is also Adrenal Insufficiency Awareness month, a […]
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 […]
A Root Cause for ME/CFS, Long Covid, and Post-Vaccine COVID-19 Syndrome: Damaged Pituitary Glands
Dr. Bruno Paiva and Mr. Manuel Ruiz-Pablos, Hypocortisolemic ASIA: a vaccine- and chronic infection–induced syndrome behind the origin of Long Covid and myalgic encephalomyelitis (Frontiers in Immunology “The Solve Ramsay Research Grant […]