Human SARS-CoV-2 challenge uncovers local and systemic response dynamics


Rik G. H. Lindeboom, Kaylee B. Worlock, Lisa M. Dratva, et. al.Nature (2024) Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing global health threat, yet our understanding of the dynamics of early cellular responses to…[...]

Safety and efficacy of low dose naltrexone in a long covid cohort; an interventional pre-post study.


O'Kelly B 1,2, Vidal L 2, McHugh T 2, et. al. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health, 03 Jul 2022, 24:100485, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2022.100485 PMID: 35814187 PMCID: PMC9250701 Abstract  Background Up to 37.7% of patients experience symptoms beyond 12 weeks after…[...]

POST-ACUTE SEQUELAE OF COVID-19: CHARACTERIZATION, COMORBIDITIES, AND BIOMARKERS IN A DIVERSE COHORT


Emily Struttmann, Anish Shah, Matthew Moreida, et. al. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.06.20.24308901 Abstract Introduction Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) is causing a silent pandemic in the U.S. Gulf South, a part of flyover U.S. where patients are quietly withdrawing…[...]

Patients with neurological disease are likelier to die after COVID, finds study


by Geoff McMaster, University of Alberta People with neurological disease have a greater chance of death after contracting COVID-19, according to a new University of Alberta study. The research also confirms…[...]

Asymptomatic COVID-19 Infection-Induced Rhabdomyolysis in the Backdrop of Statin-Cyclosporine Drug Interaction


Vivek Nayak M • FNU Bipasha • Kotresha Neelakantappa, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.68127  Abstract Rhabdomyolysis involves skeletal muscle breakdown leading to high serum creatine kinase (CK) levels and myoglobinuria. Here, we report the case of a middle-aged…[...]

Increased frequency and mortality in persons with neurological disorders during COVID-19 


Candace M Marsters, Jeffrey A Bakal, Grace Y Lam, Finlay A McAlister, Christopher Power, Brain, awae117, https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awae117, 20 April 2024 Abstract Determining the frequency and outcomes of neurological disorders associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…[...]