In a review of 37 studies, encompassing 2,965,467 patients, 15% of Covid survivors suffered from cardiovascular sequelae. This underscores the risk of cardiovascular disease in #LongCovid
bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Covid and the thyroid ⚠️
A review of 53 studies sheds light on thyroid dysfunction in COVID-19-related disorders and #LongCovid, "underscoring the complex nature of SARS-CoV-2 infection and its far-reaching impacts on human health."
Both mild and severe cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection are linked to changes in brain biomarkers associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
But let’s keep getting it over and over right ?
www.news-medical.net/news/2025020...
Patients with breakthrough infections exhibited a higher prevalence of pre-existing conditions such as anxiety, depression, and organ-specific comorbidities
” does this mean people with these pre-existing conditions were more susceptible to infection after vaccination?!
A benefit of prior vaccination when there's a breakthrough infection: putting the brakes on a maladaptive innate immune response
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Long COVID Impairs Exercise Capacity and Cognition for Years.
"A study of nearly 1,000 people with post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) revealed that two-thirds still experienced significant symptoms, including reduced exercise capacity and cognitive performance, two years after infection."
The study suggests that acute COVID-19, irrespective of Long COVID status, is associated with an increased risk of car crashes, likely due to neurological changes caused by SARS-CoV-2.
www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/...
#LongCovid
Sweden: "Not implementing a mandatory lockdown was blamed for the higher mortality seen in Sweden. In a modeling study... researchers found that the infection rates could have been reduced by 75% and mortality could have been reduced by 25%"
kevinmd.com/2025/01/swed...
More evidence is coming up pointing to viral infections being connected with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. 2025 will be the neurovirology year!
'The virus that causes COVID-19, known as SARS-CoV-2, may also make the brain vulnerable to Alzheimer's'.
It's very important to think through the population-level effects this will have in the next decade.
www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-moo...
Why am I watching the House of Cards?
Seems to me that microglia is also activated. There might be no increased staining in IBA-1, the cell body certainly looked out of shape of a normal microglia, based on my own limited experience.
“His brain was diagnosed as having chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) - a form of degenerative disease dementia which is believed to be caused by repeated blows” the role of repetitive concussions, even sub threshold mild concussions, cannot be over emphasized for athletes!
Marked inflammatory response to ink of a tattoo
How tattoo ink induces inflammation and impairs the response to a Covid vaccine
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
The answer is obvious now after five years of research.
Cornell University researchers have found the pupil is key to understanding how, and when, the brain forms strong, long-lasting memories.
"Sleep microstructure organizes memory replay: Pupil size in sleep reveals how memories are sorted, preserved." #Nature
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
☕️💡 Can coffee slow aging?
A new review shows that moderate coffee consumption may extend healthspan, reducing risks of chronic diseases like cancer, cardiovascular issues, & memory loss.
This could add up to 2 years to your life.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#SciComm #Coffee 🧪
Albertans, please demand that your prov. govt. do everything they can to ensure Paxlovid is accessible. A bunch of us just had to call around to pharmacy after pharmacy to try and get some for a patient who needs it. She would have otherwise had to wait until Jan 2 - outside the window.
#abpoli
Does coffee prevent head and neck cancer?
"Coffee and tea consumption was linked with lower risks of developing head and neck cancers, including cancers of the mouth and throat."
Open Access
acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Original Article: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infections in Humans nej.md/3VU4R8I
Editorial: The Emerging Threat of H5N1 to Human Health nej.md/4fKc42s
Correspondence: Critical Illness in an Adolescent with Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection nej.md/4gR18Rt
#IDsky #MedSky
🧠 How COVID-19 impacts the brain
Researchers found that blood clots linked to COVID-19 can cause inflammation and brain damage.
A new antibody treatment targeting these clots could help reduce long-term effects seen in long COVID.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #COVID19 🧪
Lifetime depression and poor sleep independently link to reduced brain structure, with poor sleep worsening depression's impact on certain areas.
by Lyall LM, Stolicyn A (...) Smith DJ et 6 al. in J Affect Disord #MedSky
📖 read the article:
XEC Variant May Be Driving ‘Silent’ COVID-19 Surge In December 2024 Bruce Y. Lee Senior Contributor Bruce Y. Lee, M.D., MBA, covers health, medicine, wellness and science Follow Dec 28, 2024, 06:54am EST Updated Dec 28, 2024, 07:00am EST
XEC Variant May Be Driving ‘Silent’ COVID-19 Surge In December 2024.
"Not talking about COVID-19 doesn’t mean that it has gone away. The trouble, though, is many people are acting as if COVID has gone"
Source: archive.md/7mZaT
SARS-CoV-2 spike S1 protein affects the pancreas's islet microvascular function in humans. This can contribute to dysfunction in the pancreas and the development of diabetes following SARS-CoV-2 infection
#LongCovid
t.co/0Edr2EPdJf
Taxi and ambulance drivers exhibited the lowest Alzheimer's disease mortality rates among various occupations analyzed in the study.
by R Patel V, Liu M, Worsham CM and Jena AB in BMJ #MedSky
📖 read the article: https://www.bmj.com/content/387/bmj-2024-082194
Can flashing lights stall Alzheimer’s? What the science shows
Pulses of light and sound seem to have beneficial effects. But some argue it is too soon to market experimental devices.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
schematic of how microvascular dysfunction can occur via the spike (S1) protein of SARS-CoV-2
Covid is associated with an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... (one of many reports)
But the mechanism is unclear. A new report suggests islet microvascular dysfunction is a contributing factor
diabetesjournals.org/diabetes/art... open-access
