by University of East Anglia Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Being vaccinated against COVID halves people’s risk of developing long COVID, according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Long COVID still affects some two million people in the U.K., and new research published today reveals the risk factors associated with developing the condition....
Carolyn Crist March 09, 2023 Metformin appears to play a role in preventing long COVID when taken early during a COVID-19 infection, according to a new preprint study from The Lancet. The preprint hasn’t yet been peer-reviewed or published in a journal. In particular, metformin led to a 42% drop in long COVID among people who had a mild to...
by University of Waterloo Oxygenated hemoglobin (Hbo) concentration location of Optode 9. Credit: Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.bbih.2023.100595 Long COVID is associated with reduced brain oxygen levels, worse performance on cognitive tests and increased psychiatric symptoms such as depression and anxiety, according to new research studying the impacts of the disease. Researchers from the University of...
by Bob Yirka, Medical Xpress Mice in transition to COVID lung fibrosis and mice treated with anti-CD47/anti-IL-6 demonstrate improved fibrosis. (A) H&E and trichrome demonstrating lung histology after anti-CD47/anti-IL-6 treatment in mice in transition to COVID fibrosis. (Scale bar, 100 µm.) (B) Hydroxyproline assay calculated less extent of collagen accumulation. (C) Representative immunofluorescence images of...
By Alix Martichoux | Feb. 24, 2023 (NEXSTAR) – Nearly three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve learned a lot about the virus, and have developed vaccines and antiviral treatments that make the prospect of contracting the virus less deadly for most people. But one aspect of the virus that remains frustratingly mysterious, and scary...
by Rush University Medical Center Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The latest published study from INSPIRE provides important new insight into how lingering symptoms differ by virus variant and more specific data about persistent fatigue—the symptom most associated with what has become known as “long COVID.” “Given the evolving pathogenic properties of COVID variants, we need...
NIH/NATIONAL HEART, LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE NIH RECOVER research identifies potential long COVID disparities NIH-supported studies show variations in symptoms and diagnostic experiences among different racial and ethnic groups Black and Hispanic Americans appear to experience more symptoms and health problems related to long COVID, a lay term that captures an array of symptoms and health problems,...
by SAGE Publications Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new comprehensive study of organ impairment in long COVID patients over 12 months shows organ damage persisted in 59% of patients a year after initial symptoms, even in those not severely affected when first diagnosed with the virus. The study, published in the Journal of the Royal Society...
by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Credit: CC0 Public Domain Women who followed most aspects of a healthy lifestyle, including healthy body weight, not smoking, regular exercise, adequate sleep, high quality diet, and moderate alcohol consumption, had about half the risk of long COVID compared with women without any healthy lifestyle factors, according...
by University of Missouri Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a new study, a team of University of Missouri researchers have made an unexpected discovery: People experiencing long-lasting effects from COVID-19—known as “long COVID” or post-COVID conditions—are susceptible to developing only seven health symptoms for up to a year following the infection. They are: fast-beating heart, hair...
