Jonathan Aviv M.D. & Suiana Chandrasekhar M.D. | Some COVID-19 long haulers have persistent shortness of breath but normal lung imaging. (Photo source: iStock) Persistent shortness of breath in COVID-19 long […]
Effects of Non-invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Inflammatory Markers in COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Amira Mohamed Taha • Amr Elrosasy • Ahmed S. Mohamed •et.al. DOI: 10.7759/cureus.70613 Abstract The international healthcare community has encountered several difficulties because of the COVID-19 pandemic brought on by SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 can lead to an […]
Vagus nerve stimulation for long COVID
By Bhavana Kunkalikar, Jun 2022; News Medical Life Sciences In a recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server, researchers assessed the effectiveness of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) in […]
Study points to vagus nerve dysfunction as a central pathophysiological feature of long COVID
by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Feb 2022 News Medical Life Sciences New research to be presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2022, Lisbon, 23-26 April) suggests […]
New research points to possible reason for long COVID
A Spanish study suggests that SARS-CoV-2 mediated vagus nerve dysfunction (VND) could be responsible for long COVID. By SHIRA SILKOFF, FEBRUARY 2022 – The Jerusalem Post Many symptoms of post-COVID syndrome […]
Vagus nerve dysfunction has a central pathogenic role in the pathophysiology of the post-COVID condition
By Neha Mathur, Jun 2023, The Lancet In a recent study posted to Preprints with The Lancet* server, a team of researchers performed an extensive database search to identify studies providing consistent […]
Long COVID Linked With Viral Persistence, Serotonin Decline
Emily Harris, JAMA. Published online November 1, 2023. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.21170 A study linking viral infection with reduced levels of serotonin, a neurotransmitter involved in learning, memory, and mood, has proposed a new potential mechanism […]