This article shows why early treatment of COVID-19 is essential to prevent Long COVID symptoms. A new study showed that if the SARS-CoV-2 is allowed to persist inside the nose for a month, it is more likely that the Long COVID symptoms will happen. Long COVID occurs when the symptoms last for more than three…
.Lancet Psychiatry published a study measuring the psychiatric and brain neurologic conditions after COVID-19 infection. The authors are from Oxford and Cambridge University in the UK. The findings are essential for clinicians and health policymakers but also laypeople. The study collected 89 million patient records from several countries, including the USA, Australia, the UK, Spain,…
A study from the Icahn School of Medicine in New York showed that brain changes after a COVID-19 infection are similar to those observed in people with Alzheimer’s dementia. Furthermore, in people with Alzheimer’s, the SARS-CoV-2 virus disrupts the blood-brain barrier integrity and causes neuroinflammation that can make dementia worse. The study involved post-mortem examination…
