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COVID-19 infections increase risk of long-term brain problems | Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

"COVID-19 infections increase risk of long-term brain problems

Strokes, seizures, memory and movement disorders among problems that develop in first year after infection"

#Brain #Stroke #seizures #Memory

·medicine.wustl.edu·Jun 13, 2023

COVID-19 infections increase risk of long-term brain problems | Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Long COVID Linked to Lower Brain Oxygen Levels, Cognitive Problems and Psychiatric Symptoms - Neuroscience News

"Long COVID is linked to reduced oxygen uptake in the brain, a new study reports...finding is significant as a lack of sufficient oxygen supply may be one of the mechanisms that cause brain fog, cognitive problems...depression and anxiety"

#Brain #hypoxia #cognition #depression #Anxiety

·neurosciencenews.com·Jun 13, 2023

Long COVID Linked to Lower Brain Oxygen Levels, Cognitive Problems and Psychiatric Symptoms - Neuroscience News

Blood biomarkers for detecting brain injury in COVID-19 patients

"Elevations of blood biomarkers indicative of brain injury have been reported in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid of COVID-19 patients. Clinical application of blood biomarkers to improve medical management of COVID-19 published in Journal of Neurotrauma"

#Brain #neurotrauma

·medicalxpress.com·Jun 13, 2023

Blood biomarkers for detecting brain injury in COVID-19 patients

COVID Is Doing Something to Our Sleep, And Even to Our Dreams

"COVID can have a direct impact on the brain, including the areas that control both wake and sleep states...possible mechanisms could include the virus infecting the central nervous system or affecting the brain's blood supply."

#Brain #sleep #vascular

·sciencealert.com·Jun 13, 2023

COVID Is Doing Something to Our Sleep, And Even to Our Dreams

What we now know about long COVID and our brains

"Of more than 665 million cases worldwide, nearly 1 in every 2 people with COVID-19 is at risk of developing Post-COVID-19 Neurological Syndrome (PCNS).. PCNS mimic some of the symptoms after a stroke and younger adults seem to be at particular risk."

#Brain #PCNS #cognition #Stroke

·pursuit.unimelb.edu.au·Jun 13, 2023

What we now know about long COVID and our brains

MRI Shows Brain Abnormalities in Post-COVID Patients : Oncology Times

"..patients who had recovered from COVID-19 had significantly higher susceptibility values in the frontal lobe & brain stem.. The results point to serious long-term complications that the coronavirus may be causing, even months after recovery.."

#Brain

·journals.lww.com·Jun 13, 2023

MRI Shows Brain Abnormalities in Post-COVID Patients : Oncology Times

‘A silent killer’ - COVID-19 shown to trigger inflammation in the

‘A silent killer’ - COVID-19 shown to trigger inflammation in the brain

Research led by The University of Queensland has found COVID-19 activates the same inflammatory response in the brain as Parkinson’s disease

#Brain #Parkinsons

·uq.edu.au·Jun 13, 2023

‘A silent killer’ - COVID-19 shown to trigger inflammation in the

COVID-19 May Cause Higher Alzheimer's Risk

"Researchers say people over 65 who’ve had COVID-19 have as much as an 80% higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease within a year."

#Brain #Alzheimers

·healthline.com·Jun 13, 2023

COVID-19 May Cause Higher Alzheimer's Risk

MRI Reveals Significant Brain Abnormalities Post-COVID - Neuroscience News

"Neuroimaging study reveals significant brain changes in areas associated with language comprehension, cognition, and circadian rhythm control six months after COVID-19 infection."

#Brain #cognition #Brain shrinkage #brain atrophy

·neurosciencenews.com·Jun 13, 2023

MRI Reveals Significant Brain Abnormalities Post-COVID - Neuroscience News

Daniel Brittain Dugger on Twitter

It ain't brain fog. It is SARS-Cov-2 Associated Neurocognitive Decline (SAND) and we are not moving fast enough.

#Brain #Long Covid #cognition

·twitter.com·Jun 13, 2023

Daniel Brittain Dugger on Twitter

Even mild Covid is linked to brain damage months after illness, scans show

Even mild Covid is linked to brain damage, scans show

#Brain

·nbcnews.com·Jun 13, 2023

Even mild Covid is linked to brain damage months after illness, scans show

Roland Baker on Twitter

Comprehensive explainer thread: Nature: Enhanced replication of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 in human forebrain and midbrain organoids: BA.2 replicated more efficiently & triggered substantially higher levels of apoptosis (cell death) in the infected human forebrain and midbrain organoids.

#Brain #aptosis

·twitter.com·Jun 13, 2023

Roland Baker on Twitter

Enhanced replication of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 in human forebrain and midbrain organoids

BA.2 triggered higher levels of these pro-apoptotic genes CHOP and PUMA in both forebrain and midbrain organoids compared with SARS-CoV-2 WT, Delta, and BA.1. [Pro-apoptotic means enabling programmed cell death].

#Brain

·nature.com·Jun 13, 2023

Enhanced replication of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 in human forebrain and midbrain organoids

How COVID-19 causes neurological damage

"researchers led by Professor Gregor Hutter from the Department of Biomedicine at the University of Basel and University Hospital of Basel have reported new insights into the development of 'neuro-Covid' in the journal Nature Communications."

#Brain

·sciencedaily.com·Jun 13, 2023

How COVID-19 causes neurological damage

COVID-19 amplifies damage to the central nervous system in Alzheimer's disease

"COVID-19 amplifies damage to the central nervous system in Alzheimer's disease"

#Brain #Alzheimers

·news-medical.net·Jun 13, 2023

COVID-19 amplifies damage to the central nervous system in Alzheimer's disease

How Does COVID-19 Harm Brain? Scientists Find Mechanisms Associated With Neurological Damage [Study]

"According to researchers, COVID-19 patients struggling with severe neurological symptoms exhibit signs of impairment in the blood-brain barrier, and changes in brain structure..."

#Brain

·ibtimes.co.in·Jun 13, 2023

How Does COVID-19 Harm Brain? Scientists Find Mechanisms Associated With Neurological Damage [Study]

UCSD research finds COVID damages brain cell synapses

"An international team of researchers led by scientists at UC San Diego School of Medicine has shown that the virus which causes COVID-19 can damage brain cell synapses, according to a report published Thursday."

#Brain #synapses

·msn.com·Jun 13, 2023

UCSD research finds COVID damages brain cell synapses

Like a "fire in the brain": COVID can cause brain inflammation

"A new study in the journal Molecular Psychiatry shows for the first time that SARS-2 can trigger the same inflammatory processes seen in patients with Alzheimer's or Parkinson's."

#Brain #Alzheimers #Neuroinflammation #Parkinsons

·salon.com·Jun 13, 2023

Like a "fire in the brain": COVID can cause brain inflammation

Long Covid changes the human brain. We may finally know how

"Long Covid changes the human brain. We may finally know how

Lost connections between nerve cells in the brain may explain cognitive symptoms such as brain fog and memory lapses."

#Brain #Memory #cognition #Long Covid

·scroll.in·Jun 13, 2023

Long Covid changes the human brain. We may finally know how

'A silent killer': COVID-19 shown to trigger inflammation in the brain

Another study showing that metabolic pathways activated in brain by covid are similar to the ones that happen in Alzheimer & Parkinson diseases. While the drugs to stop this inflammation are being tested, the inflammation is affecting millions of ppl.

#Brain #Neuroinflammation #Alzheimers #Parkinsons #Long Covid

·medicalxpress.com·Jun 13, 2023

'A silent killer': COVID-19 shown to trigger inflammation in the brain

Brazilian study reveals the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the central nervous system

"COVID-19 can infect brain cells, especially astrocytes...Research also broke new ground by describing alterations in the structure of the cortex, the most neuron-rich brain region, even in cases of mild COVID-19."

#Brain #astrocytes

·news-medical.net·Jun 13, 2023

Brazilian study reveals the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the central nervous system

Long COVID Experts: ‘So Incredibly Clear What’s at Stake’

"It is estimated that more than 1/3 of people who have had COVID-19 also have neurological complications that persist or develop 3 months after infection. And 2/3 of people with long COVID still have neurological symptoms after 6 months"

#Brain #Long Covid

·webmd.com·Jun 13, 2023

Long COVID Experts: ‘So Incredibly Clear What’s at Stake’

Study explores COVID-19 effects on cognition

"The study also found that the degree of cognitive impairment was not related to the amount of time that had elapsed between COVID-19 infection and the assessment, suggesting that they might be long-lasting."

#Brain #cognition

·medicalxpress.com·Jun 13, 2023

Study explores COVID-19 effects on cognition

Long COVID smell loss linked to changes in the brain

"The findings suggest smell loss, known as anosmia, caused by long COVID is linked to a change in the brain that stops smells from being processed properly"

#Brain #anosmia #Smell loss

·medicalxpress.com·Jun 13, 2023

Long COVID smell loss linked to changes in the brain

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Starting thread on potential treatments for anosmia / parosmia (loss of/altered smell & taste) "Randomized clinical trial olfactory dysfunction after COVID-19: olfactory rehabilitation therapy vs. intervention treatment w/ Palmitoylethanolamide & Luteolin"

#Brain #anosmia #Smell loss

·europeanreview.org·Jun 13, 2023

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Brain imaging before and after COVID-19 in UK Biobank

"These brain imaging result...hallmarks of a degenerative spread of the disease — or of the virus itself — via olfactory pathways...or of neuroinflammatory events due to the infection, or of the loss of sensory input due to anosmia."

#Brain #anosmia #Smell loss #Neuroinflammation

·medrxiv.org·Jun 13, 2023

Brain imaging before and after COVID-19 in UK Biobank

I recovered from COVID but my nose didn't. Here's how I cope

"Roughly 5% of people who experience smell loss during COVID-19 will develop long-term anosmia, according to Dr. Bradley J. Goldstein, an ear, nose and throat doctor at Duke University Hospital.

The impact is more drastic than most people realize."

#Brain #anosmia #Smell loss

·latimes.com·Jun 13, 2023

I recovered from COVID but my nose didn't. Here's how I cope

laurie allee on Twitter

Starting thread on Covid-induced anosmia

#Brain #anosmia #Smell loss

·twitter.com·Jun 13, 2023

laurie allee on Twitter

Long Covid: What science has learned about the loss of smell and taste | CNN

2022 study: At least 5% of global Covid-19 survivors have developed long-lasting taste & smell problems... researchers found an estimated 15 million people still have problems perceiving odors, while 12 million struggle with taste.

#Brain #Smell loss #taste loss #Long Covid

·cnn.com·Jun 13, 2023

Long Covid: What science has learned about the loss of smell and taste | CNN

COVID-19 Virus Infects Neurons, Induces Inflammation in the Brains of Rhesus Macaques

"A new study in rhesus macaques shows how the COVID-19 virus can enter the brain and cause inflammation of brain cells"

#Brain #Neuroinflammation

·ucdavis.edu·Jun 13, 2023

COVID-19 Virus Infects Neurons, Induces Inflammation in the Brains of Rhesus Macaques