In a study that reshapes what we know about COVID19, scientists have discovered that coagulation protein fibrin causes unusual clotting & inflammation that have become hallmarks of the disease, while also suppressing the body's ability to clear virus. nature.com/articles/s4158…

"We... conclusively demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 is capable of infecting and replicating within [the heart, lymph nodes, small intestine, adrenal glands] and many other tissues, including brain... as late as 230 days following symptom onset..." nature.com/articles/s4158…

Canadian COVID Forecast: Aug 31-Sep 13, 2024 SEVERE: CAN, AB, BC, MB, NL, North, NS, ON, SK VERY HIGH: NB, PEI, QC HIGH: none MODERATE: none About 1 in 32 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

U.S. immunologist and COVID specialist Dr. David Putrino: “There is no such thing as a SARS-CoV-2 infection that does NOT have prolonged consequences.” thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/…

UK researchers scanned the brains of 400 people before and after mild covid, compared them with controls and found: 1. greater reduction in grey matter thickness 2. greater reduction in global brain size 3. greater cognitive decline 4. greater change to primary olfactory cortex

SARS-CoV-2 infection causes persistent cognitive damage. 34 healthy, young volunteers were inoculated and monitored for cognitive changes over a year. They showed lower cognitive scores, w/ significant differences in memory and executive function tasks. thelancet.com/journals/eclin…

The brain injury 1 year post-Covid hospitalization, systematically assessed with MRI (reduced grey matter), biomarkers, and cognitive deficits "equivalent in magnitude to aging from 50 to 70 years of age." nature.com/articles/s4159… Nature Medicine Greta Karen Wood Professor Benedict D Michael MBChB, FRCP, PhD

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SARS-CoV-2 causes brain damage. This study highlights long-lasting brain impairment in Long Covid patients. Cognitive impairments were found in executive and attentional domains, w/ memory issues linked to changes in white matter and brain connectivity. frontiersin.org/journals/neuro…

I do quick cognitive tests as part of my daily work routines to adjust my tasks based on my current state. My very "mild" case of COVID resulted in a ~20% slowdown and 10% reduction in overall cognition, which only gradually resolved over a year.

New study of 74,000 participants found: -those infected with COVID had more other infections (including bacterial, influenza & mycoplasma infections) -COVID reinfections had milder acute-phase symptoms but led to higher rate & severity of #LongCovid thelancet.com/journals/lanwp… 1/

40% of the students reported experiencing "brain fog" post-COVID-19, and 37% showed objective cognitive impairments up to 17 months later. Distinct prefrontal patterns were observed in students post-COVID-19, similar to those seen in much older adults. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

I still remember the first time I saw #SARSCoV2 in the brain in the microscope, back in 2021. I was supposed to be looking at brains with Alzheimer, the neuroinflammation is similar. I knew #NeuroCovid was going to be pretty bad. We are just starting to see how much. #LongCovid

If you are not closely following the recent discoveries, it is hard to understand how neuroscientists interpret SARSCoV2 damage to the brain. The figure below summarizes it well, it is a neurological disease. And we need help from other fields to understand it fully. #NeuroCovid

COVID-19 can cause brain damage, both in severe and mild cases. Recent studies have shown that the virus can lead to various neurological and cognitive impacts, even long after the initial infection.

America’s elected senators have demonstrated their ignorant contempt for science by confirming an anti-vaccination loonie as Health Secretary.

If only anyone could have predicted this... cbc.ca/radio/quirks/b…

The brain has no choice but to reorganize itself after a COVID-19 infection. This is because the virus SARS-COV-2 has damaged certain parts of the brain. (from a great french team from Nancy and Marseille !) ejnmmires.springeropen.com/articles/10.11…