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·January 25, 2021·5 min read

Negative Mental Health Effects of Pandemic Lockdowns Spike, Then Fade

As people adjust to life in COVID lockdown, the negative mental health effects dissipate.

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·January 22, 2021·4 min read

COVID-19 Attack On Brain, Not Lungs, Triggers Severe Disease In Mice

Mice exposed to COVID-19 through the nasal passage, researchers noted a rapid and escalated attack on the brain by the virus that triggered a more severe outcome of the infection, even after the lungs were cleared of the disease. Researchers also found virus levels were over 1,000 times higher in the brain than other parts of the body.

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·January 21, 2021·5 min read

Positive Messaging Plays a Key Role in Increasing COVID-19 Mask Compliance

Positive messages about unity and togetherness are more effective at getting people to mask up and protect against COVID-19 than messages based on fear.

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·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 11, 2021·6 min read

Zombie Movies Prepared You for the Pandemic

Zombie movies and dystopian entertainment may have helped people prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers report.

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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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·January 2, 2021·5 min read

Six Ways to ‘Reboot Your Brain’ After a Hard Year of COVID-19

Neuroscientists present six scientifically proven ways to help improve brain and mental health.

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·December 31, 2020·4 min read

A Year of Blursdays: How Coronavirus Distorted Our Sense of Time in 2020

Many people reported they felt like time was passing differently during the initial COVID-19 lockdowns. Researchers explore how the pandemic has contributed to the feeling of time distortion.

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·December 30, 2020·5 min read

Study Uncovers Blood Vessel Damage & Inflammation in COVID-19 Patients’ Brains but No Infection

Researchers found hallmarks of damage caused by thinning and leaky blood vessels in brain samples of people after contracting COVID-19, but saw no evidence of SARS_CoV_2 in the tissue samples. Findings suggest the damage was not caused by a direct viral attack on the brain, but by the body's immune response to the infection.

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·December 22, 2020·5 min read

Neuroscientists Isolate Promising Mini Antibodies Against COVID-19 From a Llama

Researchers have isolated a set of antibodies from a llama which show promise for the treatment of COVID-19. The NIH-CoVnB-112 nanoantibody bound to ACE2 receptors up to ten times stronger than other lab-produced antibodies. The nanoantibody stuck directly to the ACE2 receptor binding portion of the SARS_CoV-2 spike protein. The protein could be effective in preventing coronavirus infection.

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·December 17, 2020·4 min read

COVID-19 Virus Enters the Brain

The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 can pass through the blood-brain barrier of mice. The protein likely causes the brain to release cytokines and spark neuroinflammation. The findings add to growing evidence that COVID-19 can enter the brain of those infected by the virus.

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·December 16, 2020·6 min read

In Pandemic, People Are Turning to Nature, Especially Women

People report spending more time relaxing and enjoying nature as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Women, especially, report spending more time outdoors during the pandemic.