Viral Persistence and Serotonin Reduction Can Cause Long COVID Symptoms, Penn Medicine Research Finds

Components of the SARS-CoV-2 virus remain in the gut of some long COVID patients, causing persistent inflammation, vagus nerve dysfunction, and neurological symptoms PHILADELPHIA—Patients with long COVID – the long-term symptoms like…[...]

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Evaluation of Post–COVID-19 Cognitive Dysfunction: Recommendations for Researchers

Jaqueline H. Becker, PhD1; Tracy D. Vannorsdall, PhD2; Sara L. Weisenbach, PhD3, JAMA Psychiatry. 2023;80(11):1085-1086. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.2820 SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with increased rates of postillness cognitive dysfunction, colloquially referred to as “brain fog,”1 that may portend significant consequences for patient…[...]

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