The first major set of genetic associations found in long COVID


PrecisionLife’s Dr Sayoni Das, a computational biologist who leads the research and development of bioinformatics pipelines that generate biological insights from PrecisionLife’s core technology and support drug discovery programs, details…[...]

A GABA-receptor agonist reduces pneumonitis severity, viral load, and death rate in SARS-CoV-2-infected mice


Jide Tian1*Barbara J. Dillion2Jill Henley3et. al. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and GABA-receptors (GABA-Rs) form a major neurotransmitter system in the brain. GABA-Rs are also expressed by 1) cells of the innate…[...]

Long Covid explanation in new study possibly paves way for tests and treatments


Long Covid impacts some adults’ blood biomarkers, new study finds, By Barbara Mantel Scientists say that drugs that calm a key part of the immune system should be studied in clinical…[...]

Distinguishing features of long COVID identified through immune profiling


Jon Klein, Jamie Wood, Jillian R. Jaycox, et. al., Nature volume 623, pages139–148 Abstract Post-acute infection syndromes may develop after acute viral disease1. Infection with SARS-CoV-2 can result in the development of a post-acute infection syndrome…[...]

Long Covid explanation in new study possibly paves way for tests and treatments


By Barbara Mantel, NBC News Scientists say that drugs that calm a key part of the immune system should be studied in clinical trials as potential long Covid treatments. Scientists have…[...]

Potential Effects of Coronaviruses on the Liver: An Update


Xinyi Wang1,2Jianyong Lei1,2*Zhihui Li, et. al.,Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China The coronaviruses that cause notable diseases, namely, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS),…[...]

Immune Responses in Discharged COVID-19 Patients With and Without Long COVID Symptoms 


Yeming Wang, Li Guo, Dan Cui, Hui Zhang, Qiao Zhang, et. al. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 11, Issue 4,fae137, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae137 Abstract The immune mechanisms of long coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID) are not yet fully understood.…[...]

Recurrent Merkel Cell Carcinoma Following COVID-19 Treatment


Hirofumi Kawamoto • Natsuko Saito-Sasaki • Yu Sawada, 2024, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.64863  Abstract Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive neuroendocrine skin cancer influenced by the immune system. Recent studies suggest that viral infections, notably COVID-19,…[...]

Congressional probe determines COVID-19 ‘most likely’ leaked from Chinese lab


By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times -  The coronavirus that has killed millions of people worldwide “most likely” leaked from a Chinese lab where researchers were intentionally manipulating the virus, a two-year congressional…[...]