Autoimmune Disease – Page 11 – The COVID-19 Long Haul Foundation

October 13, 2023 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Distinct immune, hormone responses shed light on mysteries of long COVID

People who have experienced symptoms for months or longer after being infected exhibit different immune and hormonal responses to the virus, a new study finds. By Bill Hathaway, September 25,…[...]

October 12, 2023 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

An overview of human proteins and genes involved in SARS-CoV-2 infection

Zohreh Jahanafrooz,a,⁎ Zhishan Chen,b Jiandong Bao,c Hongzhi Li,d Loren Lipworth,b and Xingyi Guob,e,⁎Gene. 2022 Jan 15; 808: 145963. Published online 2021 Sep 14. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2021.145963 PMCID: PMC8437745PMID: 34530086 Graphical abstract A summarized view of recent findings of host proteins interacting with…[...]

October 11, 2023 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Alopecia Areata after COVID-19 Vaccines

Lucia Genco,* Mariateresa Cantelli, Matteo Noto, Teresa Battista, Angela Patrì, Gabriella Fabbrocini, and Maria Vastarella Skin Appendage Disord. 2023 Mar; 9(2): 141–143. Published online 2023 Jan 19. doi: 10.1159/000528719 PMCID: PMC9892995 PMID: 36926281 Abstract Introduction Alopecia areata (AA) is a common…[...]

October 9, 2023 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Scientists Gain Insight Into COVID’s Heart Impact

(02 October 2023 Newsmax Health Day New research shows the COVID-19 virus can directly infect coronary arteries, inflaming fatty plaque inside them, which can increase the risk of heart disease…[...]

October 8, 2023 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

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…[...]

October 6, 2023 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

A blood test for long Covid is possible, a study suggests

Scientists can now show key differences in the blood of those who recover from Covid — and those who don't. Sept. 25, 2023, 11:01 AM EDT By Erika Edwards NBC Health…[...]

October 5, 2023 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia

BLOOD SPOTLIGHT| APRIL 6, 2023 Douglas B. Cines, Andreas Greinacher Blood (2023) 141 (14): 1659–1665. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.2022017696 Within the first months of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, previously healthy recipients who developed severe thrombosis…[...]

October 5, 2023 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

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…[...]

October 5, 2023 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

COVID-19 can trigger auto-immune disorders-related antibodies, causing thrombosis and other complications

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 by Maria Fernanda Ziegler, FAPESP Medical Express The systems immunology approach identifies an aging effect on autoantibody levels of COVID-19 patients. Credit: npj Aging (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41514-023-00118-0 An article published in npj Aging reveals…[...]

October 4, 2023 | John Murphy | Leave a Comment

Detrimental effects of COVID-19 in the brain and therapeutic options for long COVID: The role of Epstein–Barr virus and the gut–brain axis

Kenji Hashimoto, Molecular Psychiatry (2023) Published: 04 July 2023 Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has resulted in a serious public health…[...]