Decades after the 1918 flu pandemic, epidemiologists discovered that survivors were up to three times as likely to develop Parkinson’s disease. This wasn’t a…
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2019, researchers raised concerns it would increase the risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. A recent…
Infectious or chronic diseases such as long COVID, Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury can cause inflammation in the brain, or neuroinflammation, that weakens…
Long COVID, a baffling constellation of physical symptoms that may persist long after a bout of COVID-19, can strike almost every system in the…
More than one in 10 people who catch COVID don’t fully recover. Symptoms persist, and doctors call that chronic condition “long COVID.” Those symptoms may…
More than one in ten people who catch COVID don’t fully recover — developing a chronic condition called long COVID which causes a variety…
A friend of mine, who contracted COVID-19 over a year ago, recently told me that he is still struggling with brain fog and complete…
From the very early days of the pandemic, brain fog emerged as a significant health condition that many experience after COVID-19. Brain fog is…
There are a number of different ways that COVID-19 can leave its mark on the brain. Some are life-threatening — from severe brain-swelling to…
Difficulties with cognitive functions or skills, such as the ability to recall memories, concentrate on tasks, or find the right words in conversation, are…
The common flu vaccine is designed to prevent influenza. When it doesn’t prevent flu, it’s been shown to reduce the risk of severe symptoms,…
Research shows that certain widely distributed vaccines may offer benefits beyond just immunity against an infection: one might be helping to fend off Alzheimer’s….
After coming down with the flu during the 1918 influenza pandemic, more than one million people developed a virus-induced form of Parkinson’s disease, with…
Inflammation is a hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases including multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer’s disease. The amyloid hypothesis still dominates in the conversation about what…
For a portion of people who get COVID, symptoms continue for months or even years after the initial infection. This is commonly referred to…