Alzheimer’s disease could soon be identified YEARS before symptoms appear after scientists discover previously unseen blood biomarkers Tiny biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease are present in the blood of sufferers A new nanotechnology technique is able to detect these in the blood The method could allow for future tests to be developed which could allow for … Read more
One in ten coronavirus survivors suffer ‘long Covid’ symptoms such as fatigue three months after beating the illness, government-funded review claims National Institute for Health Research reviewed more than 300 scientific papers Analysis found 10% of all survivors suffer lingering symptoms three months later Most common issue was fatigue, followed by breathlessness and ‘brain fog’ … Read more
A talented make-up artist told how Covid-19 left her with permanent nerve damage in both eyes. Samantha Helen, 26, had to learn how to walk again as she adjusted to her ‘new eyesight’ after coronavirus caused her brain to swell up, a condition known as encephalitis. She was left with a ‘mini’ blind spot in her left … Read more
More than HALF of adults who have been infected with COVID-19 have symptoms of depression, new study finds Researchers surveyed 3,904 individuals who had been infected with COVID-19 in the past but had since recovered Of the total, 2,046 patients, or 54.2%, met criteria that considered them to have symptoms of depression Many reported difficulty sleeping … Read more
Nine in 10 Covid hospital patients suffer lingering symptoms for months after being discharged, a study presented to No10’s top advisers has claimed. Of 325 survivors across the UK, 93 per cent reported suffering at least one ‘long Covid’ symptom at least three months after recovering. The most common symptoms were fatigue (77 per cent) … Read more
Women experiencing heart attacks are more likely than men to have their symptoms of chest pain misdiagnosed by doctors as anxiety or stress, a study has warned. Researchers from Spain analysed the treatment of 41,828 patients who were admitted to hospital with chest pain and compared the treatment they received. Women were almost twice as likely … Read more
Covid cases are continuing to plummet in the UK this week, falling to their lowest level since September. The Covid Symptom Study, run by ZOE and King’s College London, estimated there are now around 5,494 people becoming ill every day — down a third from the 8,111 figure last week. Professor Tim Spector, an epidemiologist leading … Read more
The mysteries of ‘long-covid’ continue to mount as new research suggests that nearly a third of people with symptoms that linger for months had none at all when they were diagnosed. The new study, from the University of California, suggests that there is no singular profile that can help doctors predict which COVID-19 patients may … Read more
Long Covid is often worse for patients who only had mild symptoms of the virus and were never hospitalised, top doctor says Dr Melissa Heightman says hospitalised patients tend to avoid long Covid more She says symptoms can last longer in Covid patients not admitted to hospital Up to a fifth of all coronavirus patients … Read more
Researchers will test whether a gout drug can help coronavirus-infected adults fight off the illness at home. Oxford University experts have begun trials on colchicine to discover whether it can speed up recovery time and stop people needing hospital care. The anti-inflammatory drug — which costs just 30p per pill — has been doled out … Read more