High-dose pressurized oxygen can stress out old immune cells, leaving behind a younger, better-functioning immune system. It helped with acute COVID, and now Anders Kjellberg is also testing the post-covid method. An example of a hyperbaric chamber. Image credit: Steve Simpson via Flickr, CC BY 2.0 Text: Fredrik Hedlund; first published in the magazine Medicinsk...
Infection with COVID-19 conferred a nearly twofold risk of developing alopecia areata (AA), results from a large analysis of Korean patients demonstrated. “There is a growing number of reports on new onset, exacerbation, and recurrence of AA after COVID-19,” corresponding author Jin Park, MD, PhD, of the Department of dermatology at Jeonbuk National University Medical...
OSAKA — After contracting COVID-19, patients may have higher risk of heart failure from persistent viral infection in their hearts, even without developing notable heart disease, according to study results announced by Japanese researchers on Dec. 23. The team including researchers from Riken, Japan’s largest scientific institute, pointed out the possibility of a “heart failure...
By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD May 17 2023Reviewed by Benedette Cuffari, M.Sc. The emergence of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), led to an overwhelming strain on public health systems struggling to deal with the influx of cases to prevent viral transmission. As COVID-19...
FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO Studies conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic showed that loss of smell could be an early sign of the impending onset of Alzheimer’s disease. There is evidence in the scientific literature that this sensory disorder may appear years before the first cognitive symptoms, suggesting a link...
by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology A new AI diagnostic tool developed by KAUST scientists allows doctors to visualize lung damage caused by COVID-19 in more detail. Credit: 2022 KAUST; Ivan Gromicho A new computer-aided diagnostic tool developed by KAUST scientists could help overcome some of the challenges of monitoring lung health following viral...
After recovering from COVID-19, many experience long-term symptoms, including brain fog, fatigue, and skin rashes. This syndrome is known as long COVID, and researchers are in the early stages of understanding its risk factors. Share on Pinterest What do we know so far about the risk factors for long COVID? Louise Delmontte/Bloomberg via Getty Images....
