covid-19

Abstract: Objectives: Extensive studies indicate that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) involves human sensory systems. A lack of discussion, however, exists given the auditory–vestibular system involvement in CoV disease 2019 (COVID-19). The present systematic review...

[not sure where to post this, hope this is the right place, feel free to move] Health Ad campaign features testimonials from young ‘long haulers’ to motivate vaccine-holdouts After her covid-19 infection, 20-year-old could no longer remember first date with boyfriend even after looking at...

Full title: Severe Fatigue and Memory Impairment Are Associated with Lower Serum Level of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Patients with Post-COVID Symptoms Abstract Background: Post-COVID manifestation is defined as persistent symptoms or long-term complications beyond 4 weeks from disease...

This is a study from Aarhus, Denmark recently published as a paywalled Letter to the Editor in the journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic. Aarhus University has written a press release about the study. Aarhus is by the way also where Per Fink is located and the epicentre of the Danish...

Full title: Association of Self-reported COVID-19 Infection and SARS-CoV-2 Serology Test Results With Persistent Physical Symptoms Among French Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic Key Points Question Are the belief in having had COVID-19 infection and actually having had the infection as...

Highlights • Stress may augment somatic symptoms in central sensitivity syndromes (CSS). • The COVID-19 pandemic offers a unique context to examine this hypothesis. • No convincing evidence indicated a COVID-19 stress-somatic symptoms link. • Also, no buffering effect of psychological...

https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8112/1/3/44 Screening of a Small Number of Italian COVID-19 Syndrome Survivors by Means of the Fatigue Assessment Scale: Long COVID Prevalence and the Role of Gender by Antonella Serafini 1,*, Alberto Tagliaferro 2,3,* Francesco Balbi 1, Alberto Bordo 1, Stefano...

Full title: Prevalence and clinical implications of persistent or exertional cardiopulmonary symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection in 3597 collegiate athletes: a study from the Outcomes Registry for Cardiac Conditions in Athletes Abstract Objective: To assess the prevalence and clinical...

Aberrant glycosylation of anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike IgG is a prothrombotic stimulus for platelets Alexander P. Bye, Willianne Hoepel, Joanne L. Mitchell, Sophie Jegouic, Silvia Loureiro, Tanya Sage, Gestur Vidarsson, Jan Nouta, Manfred Wuhrer, Steven de Taeye, Marit van Gils, Neline Kriek, Nichola...

Free: https://jornaldepneumologia.com.br/details/3604/en-US/mechanisms-of-exercise-intolerance-after-covid-19--new-perspectives-beyond-physical-deconditioning EDITORIAL Mechanisms of exercise intolerance after COVID-19: new perspectives beyond physical deconditioning Eloara Vieira Machado...

COVID-19 induces neuroinflammation and loss of hippocampal neurogenesis Robyn Klein, Allison Soung, Cheick Sissoko, Anna Nordvig, Peter Canoll, Madeline Mariani, Xiaoping Jiang, Traci Bricker, James Goldman, Gorazd Rosoklija, Victoria Arango, Mark Underwood, John Mann, Adrianus Boon, Andrew...

MedRx prerpint… Breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infections in 620,000 U.S. Veterans, February 1, 2021 to August 13, 2021 here is a summary: https://www.phi.org/press/breakthrough-infection-study-of-over-600000-veterans-shows-declining-covid-19-vaccine-protection/ and the pre-print paper...

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome negatively impacts physical function, cognitive function, health-related quality of life and participation - by Tabacof, Putrino et al Abstract Objective This report describes persistent symptoms associated...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist Ed Yong about his piece in The Atlantic titled, "We're Already Barreling Toward the Next Pandemic." https://www.npr.org/2021/10/03/1042883030/why-we-need-to-prepare-for-the-next-pandemic [6 minute interview, full transcript available] A couple of quotes:

Abstract Objectives This study aimed to investigate post COVID 19 symptoms amongst elderly females and whether they could be a risk factor for developing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) later on. Methods This was a retrospective cross-sectional study, in the form of an online survey. A total of...

Phillips M, Turner-Stokes L, Wade D, et al. Rehabilitation in the wake of COVID-19-A phoenix from the ashes. Br Soc Rehabil Med [Updated 2020 Apr 27; cited 2020 Dec 27]. Available from: https://www.bsrm.org.uk/downloads/covid-19bsrmissue1-published-27-4-2020.pdf...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/10/scientists-egos-key-barrier-to-progress-covid-vaccine-pioneer-katalin-kariko An article about Prof Katalin Karikó, who pioneered mRNA vaccines, and the skepticism and hardships she faced in academia before joining BioNTech. Quotes (bolding mine)...

The article explains the changes in terminology and diagnostic criteria for asthenic disorders as manifestations of chronic fatigue syndrome CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis). Chronic fatigue syndrome is defined as neuroimmune endocrine dysfunction with a purely clinical diagnosis. Probably, viral...

Pure speculation but maybe this line of research or the methods used in the paper to understand immune cell metabolic reprogramming via single-cell multiomics could eventually help explain whatever possible cellular metabolic changes that are triggered and persist in Long COVID and ME/CFS…...

Objective: As the number of recovering COVID-19 patients increases worldwide, the persistence of symptoms and signs through the post-acute phase indicates an urgent need for prolonged follow-up care. To explore existing data about post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, this meta-analysis assesses the...