by Radiological Society of North America Brain regions in which the microstructure was associated with post-COVID-condition associated symptoms. Credit: RSNA/Alexander Rau, M.D. People with long COVID exhibit patterns of changes in the brain that are different from fully recovered COVID-19 patients, according to research being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological...
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...
Casey Clark A new study sheds some light on using metformin as a long COVID prevention tool. It seems like every time you turn on the news or open your phone, new information about COVID-19 pops up. Most of this information is pertinent to the latest variant EG.5, also called “Eris,” but recently, other more...
Megan Brooks It’s been estimated that up to one third of people who survive acute SARS-CoV-2 infection will suffer a post-viral syndrome with lingering neurologic and other symptoms — now known as long COVID or neurological postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (Neuro-PASC). However, new research suggests that may be an underestimate and that far more...
Debby Waldman August 09, 2023 After catching COVID-19 for the second time in July 2022, Daniel Lewis suffered persistent headaches, chest pain, and a dangerously high heart rate. He recalls that he was also so exhausted packing for a family wedding that he had to take a break to rest each time he put something into his...
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA IMAGE: FRUIT FLIES, LONG USED TO UNDERSTAND HUMAN DISEASE, ARE ALSO THE HEROES OF LONG COVID RESEARCH (PHOTO BY UNIVERSITY OF MALTA/ANDREW GAUCI ATTARD). CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF MALTA University of Malta researchers have discovered a potential cause of the persistent and often debilitating symptoms experienced by long COVID-19 patients. The new study published in...
by Marie-Claire Seeley and Celine Gallagher, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock POTS or “postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome” is a poorly recognized condition we’ve been hearing more about recently. When people stand up, get out of bed or off the sofa, their heart races and they feel dizzy and fatigued, severely impacting their quality of life. Everyday tasks, such as...
By Paul McClure August 11, 2023 A study has found that SARS-CoV-2 damages the genes of mitochondria, the cell’s powerhouses, in the lungs and other organs Depositphotos A new study has found that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, damages the genes of the mitochondria, the cell’s energy generators, causing dysfunction in organs other than...
August 8, 2023 10:06 AM ET Max Barnhart Protesters march outside the White House to call attention to those who have long COVID. Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Stéphanie Longet is an immunologist and a COVID researcher at the University of Saint-Etienne in France, and just like 10-20% of adults who were infected with the...
By Marita Vlachou Aug 1, 2023, 09:37 AM EDT Over three years since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the Biden administration on Monday announced the creation of an office to coordinate the government response to long COVID as coronavirus cases appear to be rising again in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines...
