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New-onset or relapse of uveitis within a month after COVID-19 infection or vaccination
These studies found an association between COVID-19 infection or vaccination and newly diagnosed or recurrent uveitis.
An increase in Guillain-Barré Syndrome cases in Maharashtra (India)
According to the Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research, they are still investigating the cause behind the sudden spike in GBS cases in Maharashtra.
Higher serum ferritin levels distinguish long COVID patients who subsequently developed a clinical diagnosis of ME/CFS from those who did not meet the ME/CFS criteria
This study revealed that patients with long COVID who developed ME/CFS based on all of the three internationally standardized criteria had increased serum ferritin levels, identifyng serum ferritin as a possible biomarkers for detecting the transition to an ME/CFS condition, especially in female patients.
In a 7-year follow-up, 61% of patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who had no cardiovascular disease were found to have subclinical left ventricular dysfunction
Type 2 diabetes is an independent risk factor for subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in asymptomatic patients without cardiovascular diseases.
A Korean nationwide study with 558,017 participants found that COVID-vaccinated individuals had a higher incidence of Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment
The findings showed an increased incidence of Alzheimer’s disease and its prodromal stage, mild cognitive impairment, in COVID-vaccinated individuals, particularly those receiving mRNA vaccines, within three months post-vaccination.
Orthostatic intolerance associated with decreased levels of circulating growth hormone was found in long COVID patients under 20 years of age
This study showed a high rate (38%) of standing test positivity in patients with long COVID. The ST-positive long COVID patients under 20 years of age had decreased circulating growth hormone levels.
By blocking the MAPK and NF-κB signaling pathways, pomegranate peel extract reduces inflammation and alleviates symptoms in a rat model of irritable bowel syndrome
These findings underline the potential of PPE in the treatment of intestinal diseases.
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Genomic analyses of Staphylococcus aureus isolates show bacterial adaptation to COVID-19 selective pressure
Comparative genomic analysis of a collection of 339 S. aureus isolates from patients with bacteremia highlighted bacterial adaptation to COVID-19 selective pressure.
The rapid waning of serum antibodies after mRNA vaccination is due to the inability of mRNA vaccines to induce long-lived plasma cells in the bone marrow
This study showed the exclusion of SARS-CoV-2 specificity from the bone marrow long-lived plasma cell (LLPC) compartment and the inability of mRNA vaccines to induce necessary precursor programs to fully mature into the bone marrow LLPC.
Histamine receptor H1 acts as an independent receptor for SARS-CoV-2
Histamine receptor H1 acts as an independent receptor for SARS-CoV-2. Additionally, H1 directly interacts with ACE2, synergistically enhancing ACE2-dependent viral entry.
IgG4-related diseases (sialadenitis, pancreatitis, and hepatopathy) after COVID-19 vaccination
The authors from Japan presented two cases of immunoglobulin (Ig)G4-related diseases that developed after anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.
SARS-CoV-2 can infect and replicate in human motor neurons differentiated from induced pluripotent stem cells
SARS-CoV-2 is able to infect and replicate in an in vitro model of human motor neurons differentiated from induced pluripotent stem cells.
Acyclovir clinically resolved or significantly improved symptoms in patients diagnosed with long COVID syndrome
Two case series studies demonstrated that four patients with long COVID improved with chronic use of acyclovir.
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) can develop after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 vaccination
A systematic review of the medical literature on cases of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) and acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis (AHLE) that occurred after severe acute SARS-CoV-2 infection or CoVID-19 vaccination.
The neurogenic cardiac injury
This review discusses the main pathophysiological mechanisms of heart-brain interaction leading to the neurogenic cardiac injury.
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New Insights into Endometrial Cancer, MDPI, Basel, 2022
Diverse functions of mucosal resident memory T cells. Frontiers in Immunology, 2015.
Textbook of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University College London, 2016