By Rich Haridy January 04, 2023 Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases A study found traces of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in over 80 different sites in the body In the most comprehensive autopsy tissue study conducted to date, researchers have found traces of the SARS-CoV-2 virus throughout the entire body, from the brain and the […]
Marcel S Woo 1, Mohsin Shafiq 2, Antonia Fitzek 3, Matthias Dottermusch 2, Hermann Altmeppen 2, Behnam Mohammadi 2, Christina Mayer 1, Lukas C Bal 1, Lukas Raich 1, Jakob Matschke 2, Susanne Krasemann 2, Susanne Pfefferle 4, Thomas Theo Brehm 5 6, Marc Lütgehetmann 4, Julia Schädler 3, Marylyn M Addo 5 6 7, Julian Schulze Zur Wiesch 5 6, Benjamin Ondruschka 3, Manuel A Friese # 8, Markus Glatzel # 9 PMID: 37452829 PMCID: PMC10412500 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-023-02612-x Abstract Dysautonomia has substantially impacted acute COVID-19 severity as well as symptom burden after recovery from COVID-19 (long COVID), yet the underlying causes remain […]
Shin Jie Yong PMID: 33538586 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00793 ACS Chem Neuroscience . 2021 Feb 17;12(4):573-580. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00793. Epub 2021 Feb 4. Abstract Long-COVID is a postviral illness that can affect survivors of COVID-19, regardless of initial disease severity or age. Symptoms of long-COVID include fatigue, dyspnea, gastrointestinal and cardiac problems, cognitive impairments, myalgia, and others. While the possible causes of long-COVID include […]
EUGYPPIUS, SEP 20, 2023 eugyppius: a plague chronicle “Inability to work following COVID-19 vaccination” is a modest paper just published in Public Health, analyzing data from the ‘CoVacSer’ cohort study, conducted out of Würzburg to monitor the effects of Covid infection and vaccination on healthcare workers. Of 1,831 CoVacSer participants who were surveyed on their experiences […]
September 24, 2023 BBC News Jim Reed The number of people in hospital has gone up. Google searches have doubled in a month and booster vaccines have been brought forward because of a new variant. It might all feel a bit 2021. But – these days – how much do we really need to worry […]
August 24, 2023 National Institute on Aging: National Institutes of Health Loss of taste, one of the most common and frustrating symptoms of COVID-19 infection, appears to be associated with persistent damage to taste buds caused by low amounts of the virus that can linger for months or even more than a year. Findings from […]
Medically reviewed by Nicole Leigh Aaronson, MD, MBA, CPE, FACS, FAAP — By Danielle Dresden — February 16, 2023 Losing taste and smell is a symptom of COVID-19 and some other viruses. Medication changes, smell training, oral hygiene, and spicing up food are some tips that may help. Smell and taste usually return in a few weeks but can take longer. Losing […]
What is SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19? National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Coronaviruses are common causes of usually mild to moderate upper respiratory tract illnesses like the common cold, with symptoms that may include runny nose, fever, sore throat, cough, or a general feeling of being ill. However, a new coronavirus called Severe Acute Respiratory […]
ZUBEDA HAMID 15th September 2023 Delhi Print Edition Brain activity in a patient before, top row, and after vagus nerve stimulation. Image for representational purpose only. AP The story so far: There’s been a lot of chatter online of late, about the vagus nerve: ways to stimulate it and possible benefits of this stimulation to […]
February 4, 2021 N Engl J Med 2021; 384:481-483 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2033369 304 Citing Articles TO THE EDITOR: We conducted postmortem high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (magnetic resonance microscopy) of the brains of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) (median age, 50 years) and histopathological examination that focused on microvascular changes in the olfactory bulb and brain stem. […]