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·June 26, 2020·7 min read

First UK-wide study describes brain complications in some patients with severe COVID-19

A new study highlights the most common neurological and psychological complications that arise as a result of coronavirus infection. The most common brain complication was stroke, reported in 77 of 125 patients studied. Of those, 57 patients had a stroke caused by a blood clot in the brain. Behavioral changes, confusion, and altered mental state were also reported in a significant number of patients. Depression and anxiety were also commonly reported. Ten patients developed psychosis as a result of COVID-19, and six developed a dementia-like syndrome.

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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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·June 18, 2020·3 min read

Clear signs of brain injury with severe COVID-19

Some coronavirus patients exhibit clinical and neurochemical signs of brain injury associated with the viral infection. COVID-19 patients who required ventilation had increased plasma NfL levels. The higher NfL concentration levels were linked to the severity of infection.

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·June 16, 2020·2 min read

Inexpensive steroid reduces death in severe coronavirus patients

Dexamethasone, an inexpensive steroid, reduced death by one-third in ventilated COVID-19 patients, and by one fifth in patients receiving oxygen for severe coronavirus symptoms. Preliminary findings suggest one death per eight patients ventilated could be prevented by administering dexamethasone.

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·June 12, 2020·3 min read

Up to 45 percent of COVID-19 infections may be asymptomatic

Study reveals up to 45% of people infected with COVID-19 were asymptomatic. The findings suggest asymptomatic infections likely played a significant role in the early and ongoing spread of coronavirus.

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·June 11, 2020·2 min read

COVID-19 threatens the entire nervous system

Roughly 50% of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 experience neurological symptoms including headaches, dizziness, smell and taste disorders, and stroke, a new study reports. Coronavirus may affect the entire nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and muscles. Neurological symptoms of COVID-19 may appear before the fever and cough commonly associated with infection.

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·June 10, 2020·3 min read

Researchers forecast stable, slightly declining levels of COVID-19 entering fall

New coronavirus model finds case spread is concave, meaning the impact of one more infected person diminishes as more people become infected.

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·June 8, 2020·2 min read

Test confirms COVID-19 as trigger for rare Kawasaki-like syndrome in children

New evidence confirms COVID-19 infection is the cause of the Kawasaki-like syndrome affecting children.

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·June 5, 2020·4 min read

Widely available indigestion drug may curb COVID-19 symptoms in mild to moderate disease

Famotidine (Pepcid AC), an over-the-counter medication used to treat indigestion, shows promise as a potential treatment for COVID-19.

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·June 4, 2020·3 min read

Proteins in the blood of COVID-19 patients could help predict how ill they will become

Researchers have identified 27 protein biomarkers that can predict whether a patient with COVID-19 is likely to develop severe coronavirus symptoms.

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·June 2, 2020·3 min read

COVID-19 could be a seasonal illness

A new study reveals COVID-19 infection rates may correlate with seasonality. Lower humidity is associated with an increase in locally acquired positive cases of coronavirus. The study reports a 1% decrease in humidity could increase the number of coronavirus cases by 6%.

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·May 30, 2020·4 min read

Evolution of coronavirus outlines path from animals to humans

Study reports SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was well suited to making the jump from animals to humans by shapeshifting as it gained the ability to infect human cells. The virus's ability to infect humans occurred via exchanging gene fragments from a coronavirus that infected pangolins. The species-to-species transmission was a result of the ability of SARS-CoV-2 to bind to host cells through alterations to its genetic material.