Study from #England looking at the impact of #SARSCoV2 on #brain#pathology in 785 UK Biobank participants (aged 51–81) imaged twice found:
-brain changes in the following regions:
--greater reduction in grey matter thickness and tissue-contrast in the orbitofrontal cortex & parahippocampal gyrus
--greater changes in markers of tissue damage in regions functionally-connected to the primary olfactory cortex
--greater reduction in global brain size.
- infected participants also showed on average larger #cognitive decline between the 2 timepoints
-these imaging and cognitive longitudinal effects were still seen after excluding the 15 cases who had been hospitalized.
-These mainly #limbic#brain imaging results may be the in vivo hallmarks of a degenerative spread of the disease via olfactory pathways, of #neuroinflammatory events, or of the loss of sensory input due to #anosmia.
-The ability to reverse these #brain changes remains to be investigated with additional follow up.
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Study looking at the impact of vaccine misinformation found:
-66% of U.S. adults say they would be likely to recommend vaccinating a hypothetical 5-11 yr olds in their household who is eligible for the #Covid19#vaccine.
-39% of the vaccinated-but-not-boosted hold high levels of misinformation about the effects and safety of #vaccines
-the more that unvaccinated adults worry about getting #long#Covid, the more likely they are to say they will get vaccinated
-40% of the #unvaccinated – or 9% of the total survey sample – are potentially persuadable to be #vaccinated
-long-term partial reprogramming led to rejuvenating effects in different tissues, such as the #kidney & #skin, and at the #organismal level; duration of the treatment determined the extent of the beneficial effects.
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A discussion about Gastroenterology & the latest developments chronic diarrheal syndrome from one of GI’s global leaders-- Dr. Paul Feuerstadt from @Yale (@DrPaulGastro)