NIH/NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE What: Twelve people with persistent neurological symptoms after SARS-CoV-2 infection were intensely studied at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and were found to have differences in their immune cell profiles and autonomic dysfunction. These data inform future studies to help explain persistent neurological symptoms in Long COVID....
Tag: <span>Long Covid</span>
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Long COVID smell loss linked to changes in the brain
by University College London A) In hot colors, significant clusters overlaid on the MNI template showing increased functional connectivity between the right OFC seed and the right visual association cortex/fusiform gyrus, in the CoV+Anos-Long group compared to the Cntrl group. B) Mean Z values extracted from the right fusiform cluster for each group. C) Significant clusters...
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Electrical stimulation found to revitalize muscle perfusion caused by long COVID
by Aaron Nieto, Baylor College of Medicine Study setup: electrical stimulation device, plugs and pads, and surface electromyography sensors. Participants received electrical stimulation through electrode adhesive pads placed on both proximal and distal gastrocnemius muscles using a bioelectric stimulation technology® (BEST) micro-current platform (Tennant Biomodulator®). E-Stim was active in the intervention group and nonfunctional in the...
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Vaccination halves risk of long COVID, largest study to date shows
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....
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‘Breakthrough’ Study: Diabetes Drug Helps Prevent Long COVID
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...
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Long COVID linked to lower brain oxygen levels, cognitive problems and psychiatric symptoms
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...
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A possible way to prevent or treat lung damage associated with long COVID
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...
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Have the odds of getting long COVID changed?
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...
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Long COVID data tracks fatigue, symptoms by variant
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...
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NIH RECOVER research identifies potential long COVID disparities
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,...