There are a number of different ways that COVID-19 can leave its mark on the brain. Some are life-threatening — from severe brain-swelling to…
Difficulties with cognitive functions or skills, such as the ability to recall memories, concentrate on tasks, or find the right words in conversation, are…
The common flu vaccine is designed to prevent influenza. When it doesn’t prevent flu, it’s been shown to reduce the risk of severe symptoms,…
Research shows that certain widely distributed vaccines may offer benefits beyond just immunity against an infection: one might be helping to fend off Alzheimer’s….
After coming down with the flu during the 1918 influenza pandemic, more than one million people developed a virus-induced form of Parkinson’s disease, with…
Inflammation is a hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases including multiple sclerosis (MS) and Alzheimer’s disease. The amyloid hypothesis still dominates in the conversation about what…
For a portion of people who get COVID, symptoms continue for months or even years after the initial infection. This is commonly referred to…
Memory loss, confusion, cognitive impairment, and brain inflammation. Those aren’t just the signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. A year after a…
The COVID pandemic has introduced many scientific and medical terms into our everyday language. Many of us are now fluent in conversations about viral…
According to experts, we may be living through one of the greatest mass disabling events in history — the COVID-19 pandemic. Studies analyzing the…
At AAIC, scientists from around the world shared new findings on COVID-19 risk factors for cognitive impairment, as well as factors could help protect…
Two years into the pandemic, researchers are still figuring out what’s going on inside the heads of COVID-19 survivors. From brain fog, to neurologically…
Cleveland Clinic Neurologist Dr. Robert Wilson discusses his research on COVID-19, and the extent to which long COVID can affect people’s daily lives. While…
Nearly two full years into the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers are still in the process of learning what’s really going on inside the heads of…
Looking for brain fog remedies? Neurological experts offer six ways to speed up recovery from COVID-19’s neurological symptoms. Memory problems. Trouble focusing. Confusion. Mounting…