What about the mRNA vaccines—they produce a spike protein, so can they also cause this problem? Nope!
The spike design used in the vaccines has a couple of tweaks to make it more stable, and those changes prevent it the vaccine-based spike protein from causing cell fusion!
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— Nick #RespiratorsFilterPathogens😷 Anderegg (@NickAnderegg)
Parallel electrophysiological abnormalities due to COVID‐19 infection and to Alzheimer's disease and related dementia
Many coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) positive individuals exhibit abnormal electroencephalographic (EEG) activity reflecting “brain fog” and mild cognitive impairments even months after the acut...
Der Krankenstand in Rheinland-Pfalz ist insgesamt im ersten Halbjahr weiter gestiegen. Laut AOK ist als bemerkenswerter Aspekt festzustellen, dass die AU-Fälle der Atemwegserkrankungen in Rheinland-Pfalz seit dem ersten Halbjahr 2021 bis 2024 um beachtliche 17,2 Prozentpunkte angestiegen sind. Atemwegserkrankungen verursachen mehr als ein Viertel aller AU-Fälle und haben sich in den vergangenen drei Jahren knapp verdreifacht.
HOW CAN WE BLOCK SARS-CoV-2 INFECTION (treatments) ?
In this mega-thread🧵, you'll discover various treatments, including some still under investigation for their potential to stop infections.
— Emmanuel (@ejustin46)
Brain Frontal-Lobe Misery Perfusion in COVID-19 ICU Survivors: An MRI Pilot Study
Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) is highly prevalent. Critically ill patients requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission are at a higher risk of developing PCS. The mechanisms underlying PCS are still under investigation and may involve microvascular damage in the brain. Cerebral misery perfusion, characterized by reduced cerebral blood flow (CBF) and elevated oxygen extraction fraction (OEF) in affected brain areas, has been demonstrated in cerebrovascular diseases such as carotid occlusion and stroke. This pilot study aimed to examine whether COVID-19 ICU survivors exhibited regional misery perfusion, indicating cerebral microvascular damage. In total, 7 COVID-19 ICU survivors (4 female, 20–77 years old) and 19 age- and sex-matched healthy controls (12 female, 22–77 years old) were studied. The average interval between ICU admission and the MRI scan was 118.6 ± 30.3 days. The regional OEF was measured using a recently developed technique, accelerated T2-relaxation-under-phase-contrast MRI, while the regional CBF was assessed using pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling. COVID-19 ICU survivors exhibited elevated OEF (β = 5.21 ± 2.48%, p = 0.047) and reduced relative CBF (β = −0.083 ± 0.025, p = 0.003) in the frontal lobe compared to healthy controls. In conclusion, misery perfusion was observed in the frontal lobe of COVID-19 ICU survivors, suggesting microvascular damage in this critical brain area for high-level cognitive functions that are known to manifest deficits in PCS. Physiological biomarkers such as OEF and CBF may provide new tools to improve the understanding and treatment of PCS.
Zero-covid advocacy during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case study of views on Twitter/X
Monash Bioethics Review - During the COVID-19 pandemic, many advocacy groups and individuals criticized governments on social media for doing either too much or too little to mitigate the pandemic....
Resonant breathing improves self-reported symptoms and wellbeing in people with Long COVID
Introduction Long COVID involves debilitating symptoms, many of which mirror those observed with dysautonomia, and care must be taken with traditional autonomic rehabilitation to avoid post-exertional malaise/post-exertional symptom exacerbation. Resonant breathing exercises require less exertion and can potentially improve autonomic function. The objective of this work was to report on the impact of a resonant breathing program on self-reported symptoms and wellbeing in people with Long COVID. Methods A retrospective analysis of de-identified data was completed in a convenience sample of people with Long Covid, who participated in the Meo Health (formerly known as Stasis HP) resonant breathing program. Participants completed baseline and follow up surveys. Results Data were available for 99 participants. Most measures of symptoms and wellbeing improved at follow up, with the largest differences per participant seen in sense of wellness (47.3%, p
COVID-19 and Carcinogenesis: Exploring the Hidden Links
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been studied predominantly in terms of its immediate respiratory and systemic effects. However, emerging evidence suggests possible long-...
Cohort study of cardiovascular safety of different COVID-19 vaccination doses among 46 million adults in England
Nature Communications - COVID-19 vaccines have been associated with rare cardiovascular and thrombotic complications. Here, the authors use population-based longitudinal electronic health record...
Changes in memory and cognition during the SARS-CoV-2 human challenge study
These results support larger cross sectional findings indicating that mild Wildtype SARS-CoV-2 infection can be followed by small changes in cognition and memory that persist for at least a year. The mechanistic basis and clinical implications of these small changes remain unclear.
Scientists discover troubling brain changes in COVID-19 patients who lost sense of smell
COVID-19 patients who experienced loss of smell showed long-term brain changes, including structural thinning, decreased white matter integrity, and altered decision-making behavior, suggesting potential neurological consequences even after recovery.
Toward a Radically Simple Multi‐Modal Nasal Spray for Preventing Respiratory Infections
A pathogen capture and neutralizing spray (PCANS) is reported to prevent respiratory infections through a multi-modal approach. PCANS coats the nasal cavity, capturing large respiratory droplets and ...
Oncogenic potential of SARS-CoV-2—targeting hallmarks of cancer pathways - Cell Communication and Signaling
The 2019 outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 has caused a major worldwide health crisis with high rates of morbidity and death. Interestingly, it has also been linked to cancer, which begs the issue of whether it plays a role in carcinogenesis. Recent studies have revealed various mechanisms by which SARS-CoV-2 can influence oncogenic pathways, potentially promoting cancer development. The virus encodes several proteins that alter key signaling pathways associated with cancer hallmarks. Unlike classical oncogenic viruses, which transform cells through viral oncogenes or by activating host oncogenes, SARS-CoV-2 appears to promote tumorigenesis by inhibiting tumor suppressor genes and pathways while activating survival, proliferation, and inflammation-associated signaling cascades. Bioinformatic analyses and experimental studies have identified numerous interactions between SARS-CoV-2 proteins and cellular components involved in cancer-related processes. This review explores the intricate relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection and cancer, focusing on the regulation of key hallmarks driving initiation, promotion and progression of cancer by viral proteins. By elucidating the underlying mechanisms driving cellular transformation, the potential of SARS-CoV-2 as an oncovirus is highlighted. Comprehending these interplays is essential to enhance our understanding of COVID-19 and cancer biology and further formulating strategies to alleviate SARS-CoV-2 influence on cancer consequences. Graphical Abstract Schematic representation of SARS-CoV-2 associated alterations contributing to various hallmarks of cancer. PI3K/ AKT/mTOR: Phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Protein Kinase B/ Mammalian Target of Rapamycin; TGF-β, Transforming Growth Factor-beta; VEGF, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor; JNK, Jun N-terminal Kinase; HDAC, Histone Deacetylase; DNMT, DNA Methyltransferase; HIF-1α: Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1-alpha; pRB, Retinoblastoma Protein. This image was created using BioRender software.
SARS-CoV-2-specific plasma cells are not durably established in the bone marrow long-lived compartment after mRNA vaccination
Nature Medicine - The rapid waning of SARS-CoV-2-specific serum antibodies observed after immunization with COVID-19 mRNA vaccines may be accounted for by the absence of long-lived plasma cells in...
(PDF) COVID-19 and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: the dangers of the Spike protein of SARS-CoV-2
PDF | On Jan 4, 2023, Ziad Fajloun and others published COVID-19 and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: the dangers of the Spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
The primary life-limiting pulmonary morbidity of severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is characterized by pulmonary endothelialitis, microangiopathy, and aberrant angiogenesis (1). Although numerous studies have highlighted the pronounced microangiopathy in pulmonary circulation, the impact of the bronchial vascular system has not been fully elucidated. Therefore, we comprehensively analyzed complete lung lobes from three male patients (age, 63.7 ± 14.2 years; hospitalization time, 22 ± 1 days, mechanically ventilated) who succumbed to severe COVID-19 using conventional computed tomography, histology, microvascular corrosion casting, and hierarchical phase-contrast tomography (2). We used three control lungs from body donors (age, 78.3 ± 13.6 yr; nonventilated, two females and one male died from cerebral stroke or uterine carcinoma).
In pulmonary computed tomography angiography, we found the previously reported pulmonary sequelae of COVID-19 lung injury in the form of bilateral peripheral ground-glass opacities, peribronchial consolidations, and peripheral macrovascular congestion (3) (Figures 1A and 1B). Peribronchial and perivascular microvessels (vasa vasorum) were distinctly dilated (Figures 1C–1F). This intrapulmonary shunting by the bronchial circulation (Figure 2A) accounts for the continued perfusion in a variety of airway conditions, such as inflammation, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and chronic thromboembolism (3). In severe COVID-19 pneumonia, the microvascular architecture of the peribronchial vessels showed a microvascular architecture with densely packed aberrant bundles of blood vessels (Figures 2B–2E). The expansion of the peribronchial plexus is mainly driven by intussusceptive angiogenesis as evidenced by the appearance of transluminal endothelial tissue pillars (Figures 2B–2D) (1, 4, 5).
Zwei Intensivmediziner widersprechen Hendrik Streeks Corona-Aufarbeitung
Die Intensivmediziner Christian Karagiannidis und Steffen Weber-Carstens kritisieren Behauptungen des Bonner Virologen Hendrik Streeck über die Situation auf den Intensivstationen während der Hochpha
SARS-CoV-2 spike-specific nasal-resident CD49a+CD8+ memory T cells exert immediate effector functions with enhanced IFN-γ production
Nature Communications - For infections that affect peripheral tissues it is better to promote immune responses in these tissues. Here the authors characterise nasal mucosal SARS-CoV-2-specific T...
A basally active cGAS-STING pathway limits SARS-CoV-2 replication in a subset of ACE2 positive airway cell models
Nature Communications - Factors that determine the cellular tropism of SARS-CoV-2 beyond the host cell receptor, ACE2, are poorly defined. Here, the authors show that tonic activation of the...
