Hi everyone, This week's newsletter features a lot of interesting stories! Scientists and individuals battling long COVID continue to face career and health obstacles, with a call for more supportive workplace practices and universal design in academia. Studies reveal the virus's impact on placental health and potential treatments for post-COVID cognitive deficits. We see advances in understanding long COVID's pathophysiology, including its role in cardiovascular complications and lower urinary tract symptoms. Also evidence for repurposing old drugs to treat acute Covid and lower the symptom burden of Long Covid.
Great newsletter! I was reading one of the December posts and saw the bit about fasting to treat long Covid which is likely correct. However, the article states "current knowledge indicates that CoVs interact with the multiple components of autophagy machinery in order to facilitate viral replication", which suggests that while you have the actual virus you should probably avoid fasting. Intermittent fasters may find this useful. I have possibly missed mention of this somewhere, if so, my apologies.
Great newsletter! I was reading one of the December posts and saw the bit about fasting to treat long Covid which is likely correct. However, the article states "current knowledge indicates that CoVs interact with the multiple components of autophagy machinery in order to facilitate viral replication", which suggests that while you have the actual virus you should probably avoid fasting. Intermittent fasters may find this useful. I have possibly missed mention of this somewhere, if so, my apologies.