Category: Vegus Nerve

Study points to vagus nerve dysfunction as a central pathophysiological feature of long COVID

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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

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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

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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

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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…[...]