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Low vitamin D levels tied to severe dengue disease
Low vitamin D levels tied to severe dengue disease
17 Jun 2024 byStephen Padilla

Adults with dengue virus infection are more likely to have a severe disease, including severe bleeding, when they have low levels of vitamin D, according to a single-centre study in Singapore.

Low vitamin D levels tied to severe dengue disease
17 Jun 2024
COVID-19 does mess with the brain even years after infection
COVID-19 does mess with the brain even years after infection
06 Jun 2024 byAudrey Abella

A long-term study showed that individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 continued to experience cognitive, psychiatric, and neurological issues, as well as brain functional alteration, even 2 years after being infected.

COVID-19 does mess with the brain even years after infection
06 Jun 2024
FMT eases anxiety, sleep disturbance in postacute COVID-19 syndrome patients
FMT eases anxiety, sleep disturbance in postacute COVID-19 syndrome patients
05 Jun 2024 byStephen Padilla

Patients with postacute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS) may benefit from faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) treatment, which helps reduce anxiety and improve sleep quality, suggests a study.

FMT eases anxiety, sleep disturbance in postacute COVID-19 syndrome patients
05 Jun 2024