Brain Fog Caused by Long COVID and Chemo Appear Similar
Brain Fog Caused by Long COVID and Chemo Appear Similar
Data from mouse models for mild coronavirus infections and human tissue samples offer further evidence that it doesn’t take a severe infection—or even infection of brain cells at all—to cause long-term neurological symptoms.
Data from mouse models for mild coronavirus infections and human tissue samples offer further evidence that it doesn’t take a severe infection—or even infection of brain cells at all—to cause long-term neurological symptoms.
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Beyond Acute Respiration: SARS-CoV-2's Effects on Long-Term Physiology
The Scientist | Nov 11, 2020 | 1 min read
John Connolly and Masataka Nishiga discuss the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the neurological and cardiovascular systems.
Study Points to Novel Role for Microglia in Down Syndrome
Catherine Offord | Oct 6, 2020 | 4 min read
Overactive immune cells identified in a mouse model and in postmortem human brain tissue may offer a potential therapeutic target for cognitive delays associated with the condition, researchers report.
Researchers Develop Potential Blood Test for Alzheimer’s Disease
Catherine Offord | Feb 1, 2018 | 2 min read
The test uses levels of plasma amyloid-β to estimate the buildup of protein plaques in the brain.
How Microbes May Influence Our Behavior
Amy Lewis | Sep 1, 2017 | 4 min read
Researchers are piecing together the links between the gut microbiome and mental health.
How Type 2 Diabetes Affects the Brain
Mallory Locklear | Jul 20, 2016 | 3 min read
The results of studies on humans and zebrafish suggest how hyperglycemia can cause cognitive deficits.
Screen the Healthy?
Tracy Vence | Mar 12, 2014 | 1 min read
In light of a study that showed blood-based biomarkers could predict future cognitive impairment, researchers discuss statistical analyses and the problem of false positives.
Opinion: On Living Longer
Raza M. Naqvi | Jun 24, 2013 | 3 min read
Memory loss in healthy older adults is on the rise, as are preventive treatments—but there is little evidence that these remedies are effective.
Contributors
Kate Yandell | Apr 1, 2013 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the April 2013 issue of The Scientist.
After Chemo
Ellen A. Walker | Apr 1, 2013 | 10+ min read
Research into how the brain suffers as a result of chemotherapy is revealing potential avenues for ameliorating cognitive decline.