[ad_1] What path does the coronavirus take to reach the brain? A new study offers some answers. You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] When did the coronavirus appear? While the first official case recorded in Italy dates back to February 20, 2020, patients with antibodies to the coronavirus were …
Read More »Researchers reveal how SARS-CoV-2 reaches the brain
[ad_1] Using post mortem tissue samples, a team of researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin has studied the mechanisms by which the novel coronavirus can reach the brains of COVID-19 patients and how the immune system responds to the virus once it does. The results, which show that SARS-CoV-2 enters …
Read More »Researchers reveal a new pain control mechanism
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 25, 2020 Researchers in Japan have revealed a previously unknown mechanism for pain control involving a newly identified group of cells in the spinal cord, offering a potential target to enhance the therapeutic effect of chronic pain medications. While neurons may be the best-known …
Read More »Scientists use gene therapy to regenerate damaged optic nerve fibers
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 5, 2020 Scientists have used gene therapy to regenerate damaged nerve fibers in the eye, in a discovery that could help develop new treatments for glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness worldwide. Axons – nerve fibers – in the adult central nervous system (CNS) …
Read More »Mental confusion could be an early sign of Covid-19, the study says
[ad_1] LONDON: Delirium or mental confusion accompanied by fever could be an early symptom of Covid-19, particularly in elderly patients, according to a review of studies. The research, published in the Journal of Clinical Immunology and Immunotherapy, suggests that along with the loss of the sense of taste and smell …
Read More »Delirium accompanied by fever could be an early symptom of COVID-19
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 4, 2020 Delirium accompanied by fever could be an early symptom of COVID-19. This is the main conclusion drawn from a review of scientific research conducted by researchers from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). The study is published in open access Journal of …
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