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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.

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·November 1, 2022·4 min read

‘A Silent Killer’: COVID-19 Shown to Trigger Inflammation in the Brain

COVID-19 infection activates the same inflammatory response in the brain as Parkinson's disease, a new study reports.

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·October 23, 2022·5 min read

Being Stressed Out Before You Get COVID Increases Your Chances of Long COVID

Those with pre-existing anxiety, depression, chronic stress, and distress caused by loneliness are at 50% increased risk of developing Long-COVID following coronavirus infection.

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·October 19, 2022·4 min read

COVID-19 Linked to Excessive Destruction of Connections Between Nerve Cells

COVID-19 infection causes microglia to excessively engulf synaptic structures and the upregulation of factors involved in phagocytosis.

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·October 18, 2022·4 min read

COVID-19’s Effects on Cognition

Patterns of cognitive impairments suffered by those infected with COVID-19 were similar to those of healthy people who are sleep deprived. Additionally, worse symptoms of cognitive impairment in coronavirus patients were directly correlated with more severe infection.

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·October 17, 2022·4 min read

COVID-19 Pandemic Caused Prolonged Decline in Life Expectancy

Smaller life expectancy deficits associated with the COVID-19 pandemic were found in countries with more fully vaccinated people, researchers report.

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·October 16, 2022·3 min read

Patients With Clinical Depression “Stopped Seeking Treatment” During the COVID Waves

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of patients admitted to hospitals for clinical depression care dropped significantly. However, the number of people seeking out-patient care for depression increased.

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COVID-19

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

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

Severe COVID-19 Linked With Molecular Signatures of Brain Aging

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

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

Severely Stressful Events Worsen Symptoms of Long COVID

‘A Silent Killer’: COVID-19 Shown to Trigger Inflammation in the Brain

Being Stressed Out Before You Get COVID Increases Your Chances of Long COVID

COVID-19 Linked to Excessive Destruction of Connections Between Nerve Cells

COVID-19’s Effects on Cognition

COVID-19 Pandemic Caused Prolonged Decline in Life Expectancy

Patients With Clinical Depression “Stopped Seeking Treatment” During the COVID Waves

Gene Therapy Restores Hearing in Those with Deafness

Forever Chemicals May Disrupt Brain Development

Kids Outsmart AI in Puzzle Game That Builds Critical Thinking

Drug-Coated Neural Implants Reduce Immune Rejection

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