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Altered brain tissue microstructure and neurochemical profiles in long COVID and recovered COVID-19 individuals: A multimodal MRI study [Line breaks added] Background Diverse neurological symptoms are experienced by long COVID and COVID-19 recovered individuals. However, the long-term...

This thread has been split from a thread about a research paper suggesting damage to a specific part of the brain in ME/CFS A region-specific brain dysfunction underlies cognitive impairment in long covid brain fog, 2025, Yang et al Can you define damage or «serious injury to the brain»? The...

ME/CFS as a sickness behaviour-like response to HSV-1 infection within the brain: A hypothesis John Campbell [Line breaks added] Highlights • Subset of ME/CFS cases proposed to be caused by a ‘noisy’ latent HSV-1 infection within the brain. • HSV-1 proposed to cause local sickness...

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Long term effect of COVID-19 on brain metabolism and connectivity Beatrice Bravi; Marco Paolini; Federica Colombo; Mariagrazia Palladini; Valentina Bettonagli; Mario Gennaro Mazza; Rebecca De Lorenzo; Patrizia Rovere-Querini; Francesco Benedetti; Sara Poletti AIMS After 3 years from the...

Dynamic brain glymphatic changes and cognitive function in COVID-19 recovered patients: a DTI-ALPS prospective cohort study He, Chengcheng; Xie, Jinmei; Fang, Weiwei; Guo, Baoqin; Shi, Yangyang; Li, Anan; Liu, Hao; Zhu, Zhimin; Bao, Wenrui; Niu, Xuan; Wang, Shaoyu; Fu, Juan; Li, Hua; Xie...

Brain damage study leads to new discovery

Post-Concussion Brain Changes Relative to Pre-Injury White Matter and Cerebral Blood Flow Nathan W. Churchill, Michael G. Hutchison, Simon J. Graham, Tom A. Schweizer BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Medical clearance for return to play (RTP) after sports-related concussion is based on clinical...

New insights into how glutamate opens brain cell signaling channels eta: Journal reference: Mondal, A. K., et al. (2025). Glutamate gating of AMPA-subtype iGluRs at physiological temperatures. Nature. doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08770-0.

A human brain map of mitochondrial respiratory capacity and diversity Mosharov, Eugene V.; Rosenberg, Ayelet M.; Monzel, Anna S.; Osto, Corey A.; Stiles, Linsey; Rosoklija, Gorazd B.; Dwork, Andrew J.; Bindra, Snehal; Junker, Alex; Zhang, Ya; Fujita, Masashi; Mariani, Madeline B.; Bakalian...

Full title: Microglia dysfunction, neurovascular inflammation and focal neuropathologies are linked to IL-1- and IL-6-related systemic inflammation in COVID-19 Rebeka Fekete, Alba Simats, Eduárd Bíró, Balázs Pósfai, Csaba Cserép, Anett D. Schwarcz, Eszter Szabadits, Zsuzsanna Környei, Krisztina...

Structural brain changes in post-COVID condition and its relationship with cognitive impairment Pacheco-Jaime, Laura et 52 al. It has been estimated that ~4% of individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 will be diagnosed with post-COVID condition. Previous studies have evidenced the presence of...

Chronic fatigue and headache in post-COVID-19 syndrome: a radiological and clinical evaluation Almeida, Gonçalo G.; Alkan, Saide; Hoepner, Robert; Euler, André; Diem, Lara; Wagner, Franca INTRODUCTION The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused millions of infections and deaths...

Evidence for cellular and solute passage between the brain and skull bone marrow across meninges: A systematic review Helena Eide Therkelsen; Rune Enger; Per Kristian Eide; Geir Ringstad A potential two-way passage of cells and substances between the brain and skull bone marrow may open for new...

Editor’s summary Infection with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) is common, lifelong, and often in a latent state with periodic reactivation. It is a risk factor for neurodegenerative disease and dementia in some individuals, as are repeated head injuries like concussions. Cairns et al. found...

How seeing his own brain inspired doctor to find a method to rapidly detect delirium

Astrocytic mitochondrial transfer to brain endothelial cells and pericytes in vivo increases with aging Gopal V Velmurugan; Hemendra J Vekaria; Samir P Patel; Patrick G Sullivan; W Brad Hubbard Intercellular mitochondrial transfer (IMT) is an intriguing biological phenomenon where mitochondria...

Structural MRI correlates of cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms in Long COVID: a pilot study Joshi, Shantanu H.; Siddarth, Prabha; Lavretsky, Helen Approximately 7% of COVID-19 patients (1.3% children) have exhibited symptoms of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), or Long...