covid 19

Abstract Aging and COVID- 19 are known to influence DNA methylation, potentially affecting the rate of aging and the risk of disease. The physiological functions of 54 volunteers—including maximal oxygen uptake (VO₂ max), grip strength, and vertical jump—were assessed just before the COVID- 19...

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Background A variety of symptoms, particularly cognitive, psychiatric and neurological symptoms, may persist for a long time among individuals recovering from COVID-19. However, the underlying mechanism of these brain abnormalities remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the long-term...

Is anyone aware of studies that have quantified the severity of initial COVID-19 infection and development of ME/CFS? We know that (i) ME/CFS can develop after any severity of acute infection; (ii) patients often report development of ME/CFS after mild or moderate infection; but do we have data...

Abstract While the acute manifestations of infectious diseases are well known, in some individuals, symptoms can either persist or appear after the acute period. Post-viral fatigue syndromes are recognized with other viral infections and are described after COVID-19. We have a growing number of...

Highlights • Persistent symptoms were greater following the first SARS-CoV-2 infection. • The most frequent persistent symptoms were fatigue, tiredness and shortness of breath. • Proportion of persistent symptoms varied by variant of infection. • A reduction of persistent symptoms after COVID-19...

The life-saving benefit of dexamethasone in severe COVID-19 is linked to a reversal of monocyte dysregulation Rainer Knoll; Elisa T. Helbig; Kilian Dahm; Olufemi Bolaji; Frederik Hamm; Oliver Dietrich; Martina van Uelft; Sophie Müller; Lorenzo Bonaguro; Jonas Schulte-Schrepping; Lev Petrov...

Abstract Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous negative impact on the psychosomatic status of the general population, and especially of more vulnerable populations, such as older people. The present study aimed to assess changes in psychosomatic status before and after the COVID-19...

Tocilizumab Reduces Hypercoagulation in COVID-19 - Perspectives from The Coagulation and Immunomodulation Covid Assessment Coag-ImmCovA Clinical Trial. Lou M Almskog; Anna Sjostrom; Jonas Sunden-Cullberg; Apostolos Taxiarchis; Anna Agren; Sara Freyland; Madeleine Borjesson; Agneta Wikman; Carl...

Substack article by Christine Pagel Link to Substack post Guest post: A terrible academic paper has fueled renewed anti-vax journalism - it must be retracted A debunk and a plea for retraction from actuary Stuart McDonald _____________________________ The BMJ article criticised here is...

In communities of color, long-covid patients are tired of being sick and neglected Regular link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/05/28/long-covid-patients-of-color-black-latino/ Gift link (no paywall for 2 weeks): https://wapo.st/3wSGcYO Further down in the article there's a quote...

An episode from Ground Truths, a podcast by Eric Topol: Svetlana Blitshteyn: On the Front Line With Long Covid and POTS https://erictopol.substack.com/p/svetlana-blitshteyn-on-the-front Episode is about 53 minutes long. Transcript included.

https://www.journalofinfection.com/article/S0163-4453(24)00117-8/fulltext Highlights Our study included 892,312 patients with COVID-19 across 173 studies spanning over 50 countries. It revealed a substantial prevalence of MDRO infection (42.1%) in COVID-19 patients, and a notable overall...

I have just listened to a very interesting radio program 'BBC Inside Science: Biology of the new coronavirus'. I don't know whether it's available outside the UK. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000g3gf I suggest we use this thread to share any articles, audio or video of Virologists...

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2817869 Key Points Question What is the association of COVID-19 with long-term outcomes in taste and smell function as measured by state-of-the-art psychophysical tests? Findings In this cross-sectional study of 340 individuals...

Full title: Investigation into the restoration of TRPM3 ion channel activity in post COVID-19 condition: a potential pharmacotherapeutic target Recently, we reported that post COVID-19 condition patients also have Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 3 (TRPM3) ion channel dysfunction, a...

Protecting yourself from COVID-19 these days is hard. And it comes at a cost. https://www.marketplace.org/2024/03/20/protecting-yourself-from-covid-19-these-days-is-hard-and-it-comes-at-a-cost/

Beyond “Psychotropic”: Repurposing Psychiatric Drugs for COVID-19, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Cancer https://www.psychiatrist.com/jcp/beyond-psychotropic-repurposing-psychiatric-drugs-covid-19-alzheimer-disease-cancer/ Importance: “Psychotropic” drugs have widespread reach and impact throughout...

Fear of COVID fades even as virus remains a ‘significant threat,’ survey reveals https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/survey-covid-fear-fades-even-virus-remains-18940241.php

The role of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing post-COVID-19 thromboembolic and cardiovascular complications Núria Mercadé-Besora; Xintong Li; Raivo Kolde; Nhung TH Trinh; Maria T Sanchez-Santos; Wai Yi Man; Elena Roel; Carlen Reyes; Antonella Delmestri; Hedvig M E Nordeng; Anneli Uusküla; Talita...