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Long COVID brain fog may be due to damaged blood vessels in the brain

April 12, 2024 by sergneri Leave a Comment

From Science News:Long COVID brain fog may be due to damaged blood vessels in the brain The result suggests there is a biological basis for this symptom   Leakiness in the brain could explain the memory and concentration problems linked to long COVID. In patients with brain fog, MRI scans revealed signs of damaged blood vessels … [Read more…]

Posted in: Pandemic, Science, Thinking about Tagged: biologic, blood brain barrier, brain fog, concentration, Long-COVID, memory, Neuroscience, problems

Rosemary could be a 2-pronged weapon against the SARS-CoV-2

February 5, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

From the PROMED bulletin ****** [2] Carnosic acid (rosemary) Date: Tue 1 Feb 2022 Source: Scripps [edited] https://www.scripps.edu/news-and-events/press-room/2022/20220201-lipton-rosemary-covid19.html A team co-led by scientists at Scripps Research has found evidence that a compound contained in the medicinal and culinary herb rosemary could be a 2-pronged weapon against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The scientists, in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Pandemic, Science Tagged: Alzheimer's, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, carnosic acid, COVID-19, immune cells, inflammation, Long-COVID, Nrf2 pathway, rosemary, SARS-CoV-2

Hospitals Are in Serious Trouble

January 7, 2022 by sergneri 3 Comments

In the Atlantic, Ed Yong writes about the impact of the current COVID variants and the state of the health care system. There is a lot to take in here and his summary is most telling: “Some experts are hopeful that Omicron will peak quickly, which would help alleviate the pressure on hospitals. But what … [Read more…]

Posted in: Faits Divers, IT Failures, Pandemic, Politics, Thinking about Tagged: burnout, COVID, exploitative working conditions, health care, hospitals, just-in-time supply chains, Long-COVID, Omicron, shortages, the health-care system, trauma

Everyone should read this The 3 Simple Rules That Underscore the Danger of Delta

July 5, 2021 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Everyone should read this From the Atlantic: The 3 Simple Rules That Underscore the Danger of Delta Vaccines are still beating the variants, but the unvaccinated world is being pummeled. By Ed Yong

Posted in: Faits Divers, Pandemic, Science Tagged: Alpha variant, AstraZeneca, B.1.1.7, B.1.617.2, breakthrough cases, Coronavirus, COVID-19, deadlier, Delta variant, Immunocompromised, Long-COVID, long-haulers, Moderna, Novavax, Pfizer-BioNTech, unvaccinated, Vaccines, variants

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