Can COVID-19 Lead to Narcolepsy?
Aug 28, 2022: Olga Askinazi, PhD, Edited By Roman Gokhman. Medically Reviewed By Nick Villalobos, MD Health Line Narcolepsy is a condition that causes you to feel overly drowsy when…[...]
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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,…[...]
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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…[...]
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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…[...]
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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…[...]
Read MoreLong 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…[...]
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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…[...]
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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…[...]
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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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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…[...]
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