Posted on January 26, 2026 | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on “Persistent Taste Dysfunction in Long COVID: Etiology, Pathology, and Therapeutic Horizons”

“Persistent Taste Dysfunction in Long COVID: Etiology, Pathology, and Therapeutic Horizons”

John Murphy, CEO, The COVID-19 Long-haul Foundation 🧠 Abstract Long COVID-associated taste disorders represent a persistent and underrecognized sequela of SARS-CoV-2 infection, affecting millions globally. While anosmia and dysgeusia were…[...]

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Posted on October 2, 2025 | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on Turmeric as a Possible Treatment for COVID-19-Induced Anosmia and Ageusia

Turmeric as a Possible Treatment for COVID-19-Induced Anosmia and Ageusia

A. Bert Chabot • Margaret P. Huntwork, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.17829  Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a calamitous perturbation of society worldwide. Anosmia and ageusia (or hyposmia and dysgeusia) have been…[...]

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Posted on January 15, 2025 | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on Cognitive decline and brainstem hypometabolism in long-COVID

Cognitive decline and brainstem hypometabolism in long-COVID

COVID: A case series: Jacques Hugon, Mathieu Queneau, et. al. Center of Cognitive Neurology, University of Paris, Lariboisière FW Hospital Abstract Objective: To assess FDG cerebral PET in patients suffering…[...]

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Posted on December 24, 2024 | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on The knowns and unknowns of long COVID-19: from mechanisms to therapeutical approaches

The knowns and unknowns of long COVID-19: from mechanisms to therapeutical approaches

Roxana Gheorghita1,2Iuliana Soldanescu3Andrei Lobiuc2, et. al. University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has been defined as the greatest global health…[...]

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Posted on December 23, 2024 | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on Neurological Complications of COVID-19 Infection: A Comprehensive Review

Neurological Complications of COVID-19 Infection: A Comprehensive Review

Travis Brauer • Sulaiman Paika • Roshni Kotwani • Deepesh Khanna, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.65192  Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic is well on its way to reaching endemic status across the globe. While the medical community’s understanding of the…[...]

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Posted on December 17, 2023 | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on Cognitive dysfunction in post-COVID-19 condition: Mechanisms, management, and rehabilitation

Cognitive dysfunction in post-COVID-19 condition: Mechanisms, management, and rehabilitation

Marika Möller, Kristian Borg, Christer Janson, Maria Lerm, Johan Normark, Katarina NiwardSeptember 2023, Journal of Internal MedicineVolume 294, Issue 5 p. 563-581 Abstract The long-term effects of COVID-19 on cognitive function have become an area of…[...]

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Posted on October 8, 2023 | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on Alteration of the blood-brain barrier by COVID-19 and its implication in the permeation of drugs into the brain

Alteration of the blood-brain barrier by COVID-19 and its implication in the permeation of drugs into the brain

Héctor Hernández-Parra1,2 Octavio Daniel Reyes-Hernández3 Gabriela Figueroa-González4 Manuel González-Del Carmen5 Maykel González-Torres6 Sheila I. Peña-Corona2 Benjamín Florán7 Hernán Cortés8* Gerardo Leyva-Gómez2* https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36998270/ Diverse neurological symptoms have been reported in patients with SARS-CoV-2 disease (COVID-19), including stroke, ataxia, meningitis,…[...]

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Posted on October 5, 2023 | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on COVID-19 and possible links with Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonism: from bench to bedside

COVID-19 and possible links with Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonism: from bench to bedside

David Sulzer, Angelo Antonini, Valentina Leta, Anna Nordvig, Richard J. Smeyne, James E. Goldman, Osama Al-Dalahmah, Luigi Zecca, Alessandro Sette, Luigi Bubacco, Olimpia Meucci, Elena Moro, Ashley S. Harms, Yaqian Xu, Stanley Fahn & K. Ray Chaudhuri  npj Parkinson's Disease volume 6, Article number: 18 (2020) Cite this article Abstract This Viewpoint…[...]

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Posted on August 29, 2023 | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on COVID-19 and possible links with Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonism: from bench to bedside

COVID-19 and possible links with Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonism: from bench to bedside

David Sulzer, Angelo Antonini, Valentina Leta, Anna Nordvig, Richard J. Smeyne, James E. Goldman, Osama Al-Dalahmah, Luigi Zecca, Alessandro Sette, Luigi Bubacco, Olimpia Meucci, Elena Moro, Ashley S. Harms, Yaqian Xu, Stanley Fahn & K. Ray Chaudhuri  npj Parkinson's Disease volume 6, Article number: 18 (2020) Cite this article Abstract This Viewpoint…[...]

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Posted on February 28, 2022 | Posted on John Murphy | Leave a Comment on Potential pharmacologic treatments for COVID-19 smell and taste loss: A comprehensive review

Potential pharmacologic treatments for COVID-19 smell and taste loss: A comprehensive review

Authors: Elnaz Khani,aSajad Khiali,aSamineh Beheshtirouy,a and Taher Entezari-Malekia,b,∗ Eur J Pharmacol. 2021 Dec 5; 912: 174582.Published online 2021 Oct 19. doi:  10.1016/ j.ejphar.2021.174582 PMCID: PMC8524700PMID: 34678243 Abstract The acute loss of taste and smell following COVID-19…[...]

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