ByChrissy Sexton Earth.com staff writerResearchers at the Amsterdam University Medical Center have made a significant discovery regarding the persistent fatigue experienced by long Covid patients. The experts have identified a biological cause for this debilitating symptom: reduced energy production by mitochondria in muscle cells. Focus of the studyThe study participants, including 25 long Covid patients...
Covid cases appear to be climbing, according to Dr. Mandy Cohen, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — and one particular variant seems to be fueling the virus’ spread. JN.1, as the variant is known, accounted for around 21% of Covid cases in the U.S. as of Dec. 9, up from...
PHILADELPHIA—Patients with long COVID – the long-term symptoms like brain fog, fatigue, or memory loss in the months or years following COVID-19 – can exhibit a reduction in circulating levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin, according to new research published today in Cell. The study, led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the...
Study shows patients hospitalized for flu or COVID-19 face increased risk of long-term health problems, death by Kristina Sauerwein New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System comparing the viruses that cause the flu and COVID-19 shows that people hospitalized with seasonal influenza also...
Marcia Frellick ANAHEIM, California — Gargling and nasal rinsing with saltwater several times a day appeared to be associated with significantly lower COVID-19 hospitalization rates in a small, randomized, double-blind, controlled study. “The hypothesis was that interventions that target the upper respiratory tract may reduce the frequency and duration of upper respiratory symptoms associated with...
The World Health Organization (WHO) last week reclassified the Omicron BA.2.86 variant—and its offshoots, including JN.1—as a variant of interest as global proportions grow, including in the United States, where it now makes up about 9% of circulating viruses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today.Not as dramatic as Omicron-Delta jump The...
Tinker Ready November 06, 2023 People infected multiple times with COVID-19 are more likely to develop long COVID, and most never fully recover from the condition. Those are two of the most striking findings of a comprehensive new 3-year research study of 138,000 veterans. Lead researcher Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, chief of research at Veterans Affairs...
Marcia Frellick SARS-CoV-2 infection is linked in men with increased incidence of urinary retention, urinary tract infection (UTI), and blood in the urine, a new study finds. Authors of the study, led by Alex Qinyang Liu, of S.H. Ho Urology Centre, at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, highlighted the clinical implications. “Clinicians should be...
Peer-Reviewed Publication JOSEP CARRERAS LEUKAEMIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE MANEL ESTELLER, VERONICA DAVALOS, ALEIX NOGUERA-CASTELLS AND EVA MUSULEN, JOSEP CARRERAS LEUKAEMIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE. AUTHORS OF THE STUDY ABOUT THE EFFECT OF LETHAL COVID-19 IN THE EPIGENETICS OF THE LUNG TISSUES CREDIT: JOSEP CARRERAS LEUKAEMIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE. The COVID-19 disease, due to infection with the SARS-CoV2 virus, became...
by University of York Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Women who have mild inflammation in the acute stages of COVID-19 infection may be more likely to experience a particular set of long COVID symptoms, according to new research. The study, carried out by clinical researchers at the University of York, Hull York Medical school (HYMS) and the...
