Alarming case of deadly brain disease linked to Covid-19
1 year, 3 months ago

Alarming case of deadly brain disease linked to Covid-19

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Covid was associated with a case of prion disease, a type of “rapidly progressive dementia” in a new paper from the American Journal of Case Reports. There are several types of prion disease, per Johns Hopkins Medicine, and they’re extremely rare: Only about 300 cases of the illnesses are reported in the US annually. The authors of the new report said this isn’t the first demonstrated case of prion disease following Covid-19 infection: It’s happened at least three other times since the virus emerged. “Nonetheless, it is evident that multiple neurodegenerative conditions might be a result of pathogenic illnesses, most commonly prion disorders.” Complications from Covid-19 infection—both those we already know about, such as long Covid, and those that have yet to be established—are one more reason to stay up to date on your Covid vaccines, experts say.

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Study reveals how Covid-linked brain disease killed US man. Sparks concerns
1 year, 3 months ago

Study reveals how Covid-linked brain disease killed US man. Sparks concerns

India Today  

A recent study demonstrated a link between Covid-19 and neurodegenerative conditions, particularly prion disorders. According to researchers from Mount Sinai Queens Hospital Centre in New York, a 62-year-old man from the United States died from a brain disease and his condition has now been linked to the Covid-19 virus. The study suggested that the patient's brain MRI results did not …

US man's death sparks concerns about COVID-19 connection to a brain disease: Study
1 year, 3 months ago

US man's death sparks concerns about COVID-19 connection to a brain disease: Study

Hindustan Times  

A 62-year-old man from the United States succumbed to deadly brain disease, a condition that has been linked to the COVID-19 virus, shedding light on the potential connection between the virus and neurodegenerative disorders, particularly prion diseases. Prion diseases According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, prion diseases, also known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, comprise a group of uncommon, …

Long covid studies may teach us how to take on Alzheimer’s
1 year, 11 months ago

Long covid studies may teach us how to take on Alzheimer’s

Live Mint  

Science has just begun to uncover an unnerving fact about viruses: Some might affect our brains over the long haul. Scientists spotted links between common viruses such as influenza and brain diseases like multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Almost everyone on the planet carries Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis, but only a tiny fraction ends up getting …

Long Covid might teach us how to prevent Alzheimer’s
1 year, 11 months ago

Long Covid might teach us how to prevent Alzheimer’s

Hindustan Times  

Science is starting to uncover an unnerving fact about viruses: Some might affect our brains over the long haul. Scientists are finding links between common viruses such as influenza and brain diseases like multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and ALS. Almost everyone on the planet carries Epstein-Barr virus, which causes mononucleosis, but only a tiny fraction ends up getting MS. To …

COVID-19 infection increases risk of long-term brain problems
2 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 infection increases risk of long-term brain problems

The Hindu  

People infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus are at increased risk of developing a range of neurological conditions in the first year after the infection, according to a large study conducted in the US. A previous study in Nature Medicine found that vaccines slightly reduce -- by about 20 per cent -- the risk of long-term brain problems. Neurological conditions occurred …

Old adults infected with COVID-19 at higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease: Study
2 years, 3 months ago

Old adults infected with COVID-19 at higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease: Study

Hindustan Times  

According to a study, older persons who were infected with COVID-19 have a much greater risk of getting Alzheimer's disease within a year--up to 50% to 80% higher than a control group. Old adults infected with COVID-19 at higher risk of developing Alzheimer's In a study published today in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, researchers report that people 65 and …

Covid patients at increased risk of psychiatric conditions like dementia and seizures after two years: Study
2 years, 4 months ago

Covid patients at increased risk of psychiatric conditions like dementia and seizures after two years: Study

Hindustan Times  

Increased risk of neurological and psychiatric conditions such as dementia and seizures is still higher two years after COVID-19 compared to other respiratory infections, suggests an observational study of over 1.25 million patient health records published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal. Covid patients at increased risk of psychiatric conditions like dementia and seizures after two years: Study Since the COVID-19 …

Catching Covid Increases Risk of Neurological And Psychiatric Disorders, Says Latest Study
2 years, 4 months ago

Catching Covid Increases Risk of Neurological And Psychiatric Disorders, Says Latest Study

News 18  

People with a history of Covid-19 infection face increased risks of developing some neurological and psychiatric conditions up to two years after infection, found a study published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal. According to an observational study of over 1.25 million patient health records who were diagnosed with Covid-19, there is an elevated risk of developing some neurological and psychiatric …

Neurological and psychiatric risk after Covid? See what Lancet study shows
2 years, 4 months ago

Neurological and psychiatric risk after Covid? See what Lancet study shows

Live Mint  

Covid patients are at increased risk of neurological and psychiatric conditions two years after COVID-19 compared to other respiratory infections, a study shows. An observational study of over 1.25 million patient health records published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal, "Increased risk of neurological and psychiatric conditions such as dementia and seizures is still higher two years after COVID-19 compared to …

More than half of early Covid-19 patients at one hospital had symptoms two years later, study finds
2 years, 7 months ago

More than half of early Covid-19 patients at one hospital had symptoms two years later, study finds

CNN  

CNN — Even two years after their initial infection, the majority of people who were hospitalized with Covid-19 early in the pandemic had lingering symptoms, according to a new study that may be one of the longest and largest on record to follow people with long Covid. Dr. Devang Sanghavi, a critical care specialist who does research on long Covid …

Changes in brain structure after Covid-19 described in new research paper
2 years, 10 months ago

Changes in brain structure after Covid-19 described in new research paper

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Researchers investigated the changes in the brains of 785 UK Biobank participants aged 51–81 …

5 New Things We Learned About COVID In February 2022
2 years, 10 months ago

5 New Things We Learned About COVID In February 2022

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING What we know about COVID-19 seems to change by the minute. The Pfizer vaccine is less effective at preventing omicron infections in kids 5 to 11 In late February, we got new data about how well the Pfizer vaccine — the only COVID vaccine approved for children ages 5 to 11 — held up in that age …

Biden urges concern but not alarm in US as omicron rises
3 years ago

Biden urges concern but not alarm in US as omicron rises

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden urged concern but not alarm as the United States set records for daily reported COVID-19 cases and his administration struggled to ease concerns about testing shortages, school closures and other disruptions caused by the omicron variant. In remarks Tuesday before a meeting with his COVID-19 response team at the White House, Biden aimed to convey …

US reports 1st Omicron-related death as unvaccinated man dies
3 years ago

US reports 1st Omicron-related death as unvaccinated man dies

India Today  

The US has reported its first death due to the new Omicron variant of coronavirus with an unvaccinated man in his 50s succumbing to the fast-spreading disease in Texas, according to health officials. The news of the first death in the US due to Omicron came on a day when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that Omicron …

Researchers believe Covid cells may be able to 'infiltrate' the brain
3 years, 2 months ago

Researchers believe Covid cells may be able to 'infiltrate' the brain

Daily Mail  

Covid virus cells infiltrating a person's brain via their nos, could be the cause of some cognitive symptoms associated with 'long Covid.' Researchers believe that Covid may be able to infect a person's neurons by coming in through the nose, bypassing barriers in place the brain has to prevent such infections Once Covid cells attach themselves to neurons, they can …

Scientifically Speaking: Worrying number of Covid survivors face brain disorders
3 years, 4 months ago

Scientifically Speaking: Worrying number of Covid survivors face brain disorders

Hindustan Times  

Covid-19 is a disease that affects multiple organs. Because of the similarity to Alzheimer’s, some researchers have dubbed this long Covid condition in elderly patients as “Alzheimer’s-like syndrome”. The current scientific consensus is that Alzheimer’s disease is caused by accumulation of tell-tale protein plaques and tangles inside the brain. Revealingly, herpes virus DNA has been found in plaques from postmortem …

Coronavirus: Research looks for possible Covid-19 tie to later Alzheimer’s
3 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: Research looks for possible Covid-19 tie to later Alzheimer’s

Hindustan Times  

Researchers are trying to unravel why some COVID-19 survivors suffer “brain fog” and other problems that can last for months, and new findings suggest some worrisome overlaps with Alzheimer’s disease. Other researchers found Alzheimer’s-related proteins in the blood of New Yorkers whose COVID-19 triggered brain symptoms early on. Experts stress far more research is needed — and getting underway — …

Covid survivors at higher risk of brain, mental health disorders: Study
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid survivors at higher risk of brain, mental health disorders: Study

India Today  

One in three Covid-19 survivors in a study of more than 2,30,000 mostly American patients were diagnosed with a brain or psychiatric disorder within six months, suggesting the pandemic could lead to a wave of mental and neurological problems, scientists said on Tuesday. "Our results indicate that brain diseases and psychiatric disorders are more common after Covid-19 than after flu …

Neurological or mental disorders affect a third of Covid-19 survivors: Study
3 years, 9 months ago

Neurological or mental disorders affect a third of Covid-19 survivors: Study

India Today  

One in three Covid-19 survivors in a study of more than 230,000, mostly American patients, were diagnosed with a brain or psychiatric disorder within six months, suggesting the pandemic could lead to a wave of mental and neurological problems, scientists said on Tuesday. 20% of survivors diagnosed with psychiatric disorder within 3 months last year Health experts are increasingly concerned …

Premature, unrealistic to think COVID-19 will end soon: WHO
3 years, 10 months ago

Premature, unrealistic to think COVID-19 will end soon: WHO

India TV News  

A senior World Health Organization official said Monday it was “premature” and “unrealistic” to think the pandemic might be stopped by the end of the year, but that the recent arrival of effective vaccines could at least help dramatically reduce hospitalizations and death. WHO’s director-general, meanwhile, said it was “regrettable” that younger and healthier adults in some rich countries are …

'A Very Concerning Shift': CDC Head Warns Of Recent Uptick In COVID-19 Cases
3 years, 10 months ago

'A Very Concerning Shift': CDC Head Warns Of Recent Uptick In COVID-19 Cases

NPR  

'A Very Concerning Shift': CDC Head Warns Of Recent Uptick In COVID-19 Cases Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Friday of an uptick in the country's confirmed COVID-19 cases, saying recent progress may be "stalling" as highly infectious new variants …

One in five COVID-19 survivors develop mental illness: Study
4 years, 2 months ago

One in five COVID-19 survivors develop mental illness: Study

Al Jazeera  

Research finds 20 percent of those infected with COVID-19 diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder within 90 days. Many COVID-19 survivors are likely to be at greater risk of developing mental illness, psychiatrists said, after a large study found 20 percent of those infected with the coronavirus are diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder within 90 days. Anxiety, depression and insomnia were …

Cognitive Disorders May Increase the Risk of Developing Severe Covid-19, Suggests New Study
4 years, 2 months ago

Cognitive Disorders May Increase the Risk of Developing Severe Covid-19, Suggests New Study

News 18  

Researchers have claimed that dementia and other cognitive disorders now appear to be the risk factors for developing severe Covid-19. “We took a hypothesis-free approach and the most statistically significant ones are the cognitive disorders and Type 2 diabetes,” said study senior author Kaixiong Ye from the University of Georgia in the US. Analysing the genetic factors that make some …

Why You Shouldn't Panic About COVID-19 Reinfection Yet
4 years, 2 months ago

Why You Shouldn't Panic About COVID-19 Reinfection Yet

Huff Post  

Artur Debat via Getty Images The United States reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19 reinfection, which was more severe than the patient's first bout of the illness. “Reinfection seems to be a rare occurrence,” said Sandra Kesh, an infectious disease specialist with Westmed Medical Group. “We don’t know how many — and exactly what type — of antibodies were …

Scientists warn of potential wave of Covid-linked brain damage
4 years, 6 months ago

Scientists warn of potential wave of Covid-linked brain damage

India Today  

Scientists warned on Wednesday of a potential wave of coronavirus-related brain damage as new evidence suggested COVID-19 can lead to severe neurological complications, including inflammation, psychosis and delirium. A study by researchers at University College London described 43 cases of patients with COVID-19 who suffered either temporary brain dysfunction, strokes, nerve damage or other serious brain effects. “Whether we will …

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