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          This shows dying neurons and areas of brain tissue infected with SARS_CoV_2
          FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience
          ·January 12, 2021·3 min read

          SARS_CoV_2 Can Infect Neurons and Damage Brain Tissue

          SARS_CoV_2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, can directly enter the nervous system. The virus can infect the brain, causing alterations in blood vessels and directly disrupt oxygen supply to the organ.
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          ·January 5, 2021·5 min read

          How COVID-19 Is Likely to Impact the Brain

          Using over a century of data from other pandemics, and applying knowledge about the current COVID-19 infection, researchers predict the long term effects coronavirus will have on the brain and nervous system.
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          ·March 23, 2020·2 min read

          ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers may increase the risk of severe COVID-19

          Researchers confirm ACE inhibitors and ARBS medications may increase the risk of patients with COVID-19 developing more severe symptoms.
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          ·May 20, 2020·3 min read

          COVID-19 cytokine storm: Possible mechanism for the deadly respiratory syndrome

          SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, enters human cells by attaching to ACE2 and utilizing TMPRSS2. Drugs that block ACE2 or inhibit the enzyme could help treat the coronavirus, but only during early infection. As the infection progresses, SARS-CoV-2 becomes engulfed in human cells, reducing the number of ACE2 receptors on a cell and leading to an increase of angiotensin II in the blood. Angiotensin II triggers an inflammatory pathway, providing a positive feedback cycle, named IL-6 amplifier, resulting in excessive immune activation and the cytokine storm associated with severe COVID-19.
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          ·April 23, 2020·5 min read

          Key nose cells identified as likely COVID-19 virus entry points

          The receptor protein ACE2 and the TMPRSS2 protease that can activate SARS-CoV-2 entry are expressed in cells on the inner lining of the nose. Mucus producing goblet cells and ciliated cells in the nose have the highest levels of both proteins, making them the most likely initial infection route for coronavirus. Additional key entry points were found in the cells of the eye's cornea and the intestines. This suggests other points of infection could be via the tear ducts and through fecal-oral transmission.
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          FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience
          ·May 18, 2020·3 min read

          Smokers more likely to express ACE2 protein that coronavirus uses to enter human cells

          Smoking increases the gene expression of ACE2, a protein that binds to SARS-CoV-2, increasing the risk of coronavirus infection. Findings suggest long-term smokers could have an increase of ACE2 in the lungs, leading to higher rates of morbidity in COVID-19 patients.
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          ·June 24, 2020·5 min read

          Statin use is linked to lower death rate in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

          Cholesterol-lowering statins show promise for the treatment of severe coronavirus infections. Statins lowered the death rate and decreased the need for mechanical ventilation in patients hospitalized for severe COVID-19.
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          ·May 1, 2020·4 min read

          Coronavirus infects cells of the intestine: Stool samples could be used to test for virus

          SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can infect intestinal cells and multiple in the gastrointestinal system. When researchers added SARS-CoV-2 to intestinal organoids, they noticed rapid infection. Researchers say in addition to nasal and throat swabs, rectal swabs and stool samples could be key for coronavirus testing.
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          ·May 15, 2020·6 min read

          The Potential of COVID-19 to Infect the Brain

          From losing the sense of taste or smell to developing an increased risk of stroke, researchers investigate both the known and potential long-term implications of COVID-19 infection in the brain.
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          FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience
          ·July 24, 2020·7 min read

          How COVID-19 Causes Smell Loss

          Infection of non-neuronal supporting cells in the nose and forebrain may be responsible for the olfactory problems associated with COVID-19. Findings suggest olfactory sensory neurons are not vulnerable to coronavirus infection as they do not express ACE2.
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          This shows covid 19 with a block on the spike
          FeaturedNeuroscience
          ·March 27, 2020·6 min read

          An experimental peptide could block Covid-19

          MIT researchers have identified a protein fragment that may inhibit COVID-19's ability to enter human lung cells. The new peptide can bind to the viral protein and potentially disarm it.
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          ·April 23, 2020·4 min read

          Evidence suggests COVID-19 isn’t sexually transmitted

          Previous studies report COVID-19 may be present in the testes. Researchers report coronavirus is unlikely to spread via semen, and the chances of the infection being spread through sexual transmission are remote.
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