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...
Tinker Ready July 24, 2023 Editor’s note: Find the latest long COVID news and guidance in Medscape’s Long COVID Resource Center. Doctors who treat patients with long COVID, hampered by a lack of federally approved treatments, are turning to off-label use of drugs designed for addiction, diabetes, and other conditions. Those with long COVID for years now are engaging in...
By Susha Cheriyedath, M.Sc. Jul 13 2023 Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. A recent study published in Scientific Reports investigates the persistence of symptoms and the immune response in patients recovering from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Study: Cellular immunity reflects the persistent symptoms among COVID-19-recovered patients in Japan. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon / Shutterstock.com Background Infection with the...
Jul 5, 2023 John Parkinson A small study explored the connection between Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and the COVID-19 condition. A new study found that (79%) of those with Post-acute sequelae of Covid-19 (PASC) or Long COVID met the internationally established criteria for POTS. The study was published in The American Journal of Medicine. “Overall,...
Sara Novak July 03, 2023 Kate Whitley was petrified of COVID-19 from the beginning of the pandemic because she has Hashimoto disease, an autoimmune disorder that she knew put her at high risk for complications. She was right to be worried. Two months after contracting the infection in September 2022, the 42-year-old Nashville resident was diagnosed with...
by University of Western Ontario Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Using advanced research techniques, including a form of artificial intelligence, a team of researchers has discovered unique patterns of blood plasma proteins in patients with suspected long COVID that could improve patient outcomes. This research, which used multiple state-of the-art technologies, was enabled by existing expertise and infrastructure through CHRI. It was...
by University of Bristol Ongoing symptoms at three months and associations with immune profiles. (A, B) The percentage of patients with mild (N=17), moderate (N=32), and severe (N=14) coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) who reported the indicated symptom (A) or number of symptoms (B) at three months are indicated with white, grey, and black bars, respectively. Statistics were calculated...
by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore A 12-month longitudinal systemic cytokine analysis of COVID-19 patients reveals a cluster of patients with persisting elevations of proinflammatory cytokines. Longitudinal plasma samples were collected across 5 time points up to 12 months post-illness onset from 78 COVID-19 patients. Concentrations of 45 immune mediators were quantified using a 45-plex...
