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Cognitive impairment in patients with long-COVID can be improved using brain stimulation

Many recovered COVID-19 patients continue to exhibit significant and long-lasting cognitive deficits in memory, attention, language comprehension and multitasking, as well as fatigue.

7 Feb 2022

Colchicine holds promise to reduce the risk of severe COVID-19

A recent article, published in Rheumatology and Therapy, reviews the potent evidence of colchicine against the SARS-CoV-2 infection.

7 Feb 2022

Ready for another pandemic malady? It’s called ‘decision fatigue’

Most all of us have felt the exhaustion of pandemic-era decision-making. Should I travel to see an elderly relative? Can I see my friends and, if so, is inside OK? Mask or no mask? Test or no test? What day? Which brand? Is it safe to send my child to day care?

7 Feb 2022

Vaccine-induced immunity and prior infection effective in reducing COVID severity in reinfections

A recent study posted to the Research Square* preprint server and under consideration for inclusion in the journal Scientific Reports assessed the epidemiology of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) reinfections.

6 Feb 2022

Dizziness is a common symptom of COVID-19

New research published in Internal and Emergency Medicine discusses the relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection and dizziness.

6 Feb 2022

Drug used to treat skin and lung cancers slows the progression of ovarian cancer sub-type

A drug currently used to treat skin and lung cancers has been found to slow the progression of a form of ovarian cancer and increase the number of patients who respond to treatment, a clinical trial has found.

4 Feb 2022

Hp-XeMRI identifies impaired gas transfer in lungs of non-hospitalised breathless Long-COVID patients with normal CT scans

Researchers have been investigating the symptoms and effect on the lungs in those who suffered from hospitalization due to COVID-19 but fully recovered and non-hospitalized sufferers of long-COVID.

4 Feb 2022

Exploring human milk oligosaccharides as a method of COVID-19 prevention

New research was conducted to ascertain whether antiviral and immunomodulatory activities of human milk oligosaccharides can be efficacious in the prevention and treatment against COVID-19.

3 Feb 2022

Rapid antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 shows lower sensitivity

In a new study, researchers assessed a rapid antigen (Ag) test for SARS-CoV-2.

2 Feb 2022

Families of Black patients found to have greater risk for dilated cardiomyopathy

Black patients diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) of unknown cause are more likely to have family members at risk of developing the heart muscle disease than families of white patients, according to results of a multi-site study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine.

1 Feb 2022

COVID-19 pandemic-induced changes have a wide-ranging impact on maternity care

Changes necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic have had a wide-ranging impact on maternity care – affecting provider well-being as well as patient care, reports a study in the January/March issue of The Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing.

28 Jan 2022

Immuno-proteomic profiling suggests aberrant immune cell regulation associated with post-COVD-19 infection

A new study investigates the association between the immune system and respiratory complications post-COVID-19 infection.

28 Jan 2022

Risk of long COVID-19 predicted by immunoglobulin signature

In a new study published in the journal Nature Communications, scientists studied COVID-19 patients and found that the immunoglobulin (Ig) signature can predict the risk of PACS independently of the time point of blood sampling.

27 Jan 2022

Microbiome 'profiling' may help identify people at risk of long COVID

The make-up of the gut microbiome may be linked to a person's risk of developing 'long COVID' many months after initial infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19 infection, suggests research published online in the journal Gut.

26 Jan 2022

Online survey highlights the struggles of females with long COVID

Researchers assess the experiences and consequences of long COVID in women’s lives through an online intervention.

26 Jan 2022

Language used to describe 'long COVID' can impact patient outcomes

Researchers utilize an online experimental platform to explore the effect of different messages about long COVID on expectations of illness outcomes.

26 Jan 2022

Exploring hematological alterations in COVID-19 patients

New study findings indicated that some hematological alterations that occur during COVID-19-related hospital admission were associated with an increase in the risk of COVID-19-associated ICU admission and mortality.

26 Jan 2022

Immunogenicity to BNT162b2 booster in adults who had previously received inactivated COVID-19 vaccination

A new preprint available on medRxiv* demonstrates the marked improvement in the immune response when the mRNA vaccine BNT162b2, from Pfizer/BioNTech, is used for the third dose after a primary two-dose series of an inactivated whole virus vaccine.

25 Jan 2022

Study explores individuals’ experiences with long COVID

The current study sought to present the actual face of the condition in experiential terms.

25 Jan 2022

Majority of COVID-19 survivors experience health problems one-year post ICU admission

75% of the COVID-19 survivors who were treated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experience physical, mental and/or cognitive problems one-year post ICU.

24 Jan 2022

Fatigue News and Research

Cognitive impairment in patients with long-COVID can be improved using brain stimulation

Colchicine holds promise to reduce the risk of severe COVID-19

Ready for another pandemic malady? It’s called ‘decision fatigue’

Vaccine-induced immunity and prior infection effective in reducing COVID severity in reinfections

Dizziness is a common symptom of COVID-19

Drug used to treat skin and lung cancers slows the progression of ovarian cancer sub-type

Hp-XeMRI identifies impaired gas transfer in lungs of non-hospitalised breathless Long-COVID patients with normal CT scans

Exploring human milk oligosaccharides as a method of COVID-19 prevention

Rapid antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 shows lower sensitivity

Families of Black patients found to have greater risk for dilated cardiomyopathy

COVID-19 pandemic-induced changes have a wide-ranging impact on maternity care

Immuno-proteomic profiling suggests aberrant immune cell regulation associated with post-COVD-19 infection

Risk of long COVID-19 predicted by immunoglobulin signature

Microbiome 'profiling' may help identify people at risk of long COVID

Online survey highlights the struggles of females with long COVID

Language used to describe 'long COVID' can impact patient outcomes

Exploring hematological alterations in COVID-19 patients

Immunogenicity to BNT162b2 booster in adults who had previously received inactivated COVID-19 vaccination

Study explores individuals’ experiences with long COVID

Majority of COVID-19 survivors experience health problems one-year post ICU admission

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