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·February 6, 2023·5 min read

Following Healthy Lifestyle May Reduce Risk of Long COVID

Regular exercise, good quality sleep, and maintaining a healthy diet may be key to preventing long-term complications following COVID-19 infection. Researchers found women who followed a healthy lifestyle had half of the risk of developing long-COVID compared to those with unhealthy lifestyles.

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·January 13, 2023·6 min read

Nasal Injections Could Treat Long-Term Covid-19–Related Smell Loss

Nasal injections comprising platelet-rich plasma derived from a patient's blood improve symptoms of smell loss associated with COVID-19 infection.

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·January 12, 2023·6 min read

Most Long COVID Effects Resolve Within a Year After Mild Infection

Persistent symptoms associated with long-COVID including smell loss, brain fog, and respiratory issues, tend to resolve themselves within a year for patients who suffered mild COVID-19 infection.

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·January 9, 2023·4 min read

A Vaccine Against COVID-19 Found to Protect Against Infection and Brain Damage Caused by the Virus

A new COVID-19 vaccine developed by researchers at the CNB-CSIC appears to protect against infection of the brain and neurological symptoms associated with coronavirus.

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·January 3, 2023·4 min read

Age-Related Macular Degeneration a Risk Factor for COVID-19 Infection and Severe Disease

More severe COVID-19 outcomes associated with age-related macular degeneration likely arise from a genetic predisposition in addition to higher levels of Pdgf in blood serum.

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·December 31, 2022·4 min read

Autopsies Show COVID-19 Virus in Brain and Elsewhere in Body

Autopsy tissue samples of 44 people who died of COVID-19 showed SAR-CoV-2, the virus responsible for coronavirus, spread throughout the body and to the brain, with traces of the virus lingering for 8 months.

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·December 16, 2022·8 min read

Potential New Treatment for “Brain Fog” in Long COVID Patients

Researchers identified two FDA-approved drugs that can mitigate or even eliminate the brain fog associated with COVID-19 infection.

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·December 14, 2022·4 min read

Olfactory Viral Inflammation Associated With Accelerated Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer's disease onset may be accelerated by viruses that inflame and disrupt signals from the olfactory system to the hippocampus, a new study reports.

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·December 6, 2022·4 min read

Severe COVID-19 Linked With Molecular Signatures of Brain Aging

Gene usage in the brains of those who suffered severe COVID-19 infections was similar to that observed in the aging brain. Researchers say COVID-19 is associated with molecular signatures of brain aging.

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·November 22, 2022·6 min read

Patients With PTSD Are Less Likely to Survive COVID Than Those Without

People with PTSD had a 9% increased risk of hospitalization and an 8% increased risk of death following contracting COVID-19 than people without the disorder. Those with psychosis had a 58% increased risk of death associated with COVID-19, and those with bipolar disorder had a 29% increased risk of dying from coronavirus.

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·November 17, 2022·2 min read

Risk of Seizures Is Higher After COVID-19 Than After Influenza

People who contracted COVID-19 are significantly more likely to develop epilepsy or experience a seizure within 6 months of infection than those who contracted influenza.

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·November 10, 2022·7 min read

Severely Stressful Events Worsen Symptoms of Long COVID

Recent stressful experiences, such as the loss of a loved one or economic insecurity are strong predictors as to whether a person hospitalized for COVID-19 will experience symptoms of long COVID a year later.