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UrduTulane psychologists are leading a project that aims to address pandemic-related issues among food service workers, including health and safety issues, stress and other long-term consequences.
Tag: Long COVID
Previously Healthy Young Adults with ‘Long COVID’ Show Vascular Dysfunction in Limbs, but Not Brain
A first-of-its-kind study of young adults with positive COVID-19 tests from more than 4 weeks ago found that those who were still symptomatic (i.e., long-haulers) had impaired blood vessel function in their limbs, but not brains. Asymptotic participants had blood vessel function similar to controls.
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“Long COVID”: More than a quarter of COVID-19 patients still symptomatic after 6 months
55% of “Long COVID” sufferers reported fatigue, 25% had shortness of breath, and 26% had symptoms of depression.
LJI and Synbal, Inc. partner to develop better COVID-19 models
The La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) is partnering with Synbal, Inc., a preclinical biotechnology company based in San Diego, CA, to develop multi-gene, humanized mouse models for COVID-19 research. The research at LJI will be led by Professor Sujan Shresta, Ph.D., a member of the Institute’s Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research.
Among COVID-19 survivors, an increased risk of death, serious illness
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that even mild cases of COVID-19 increase the risk of death in the six months following diagnosis and that this risk increases with disease severity. The comprehensive study also catalogues the wide-ranging and long-term health problems often triggered by the infection, even among those not hospitalized.
Virtual Post-sepsis Recovery Program May Also Help Recovering COVID-19 Patients
A new paper published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society describes a “virtual” recovery program for sepsis patients that may also help post-COVID-19 patients and survivors of other serious illnesses.
UCLA seeks volunteers for study of COVID-19’s impact on health to support “longhaul” survivors
UCLA researchers are seeking participants for an innovative study examining the impact of COVID-19 on survivors who continue battling health issues long after they were infected and thought to have recovered, known informally as “long COVID” and “longhaulers.”