"Before this study, most scientists thought that the loss of smell in COVID-19 was mainly due to inflammation and damage to the olfactory nerves. Now, we have compiled evidence from medical imaging that COVID-19loss of smellis also due to swelling and blockage of the passages in the nose...
How does Covid-19 infection affect smell?Covid-19Smell loss, hyposmia, stem cells, nasal mucus, theophyllineMetabolic disorderdoi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.102912Robert I. HenkinAmerican Journal of Otolaryngology
Some studies show that up to 40% of people with COVID-19 are "asymptomatic." That means they don't feel sick or have symptoms. But the virus can still affect your body. X-rays and CT scans of some people without symptoms show lung damage including "ground-glass opacities," a typical...
A R T I C L E I N F O Keywords Covid-19 Smell loss, hyposmia, stem cells, nasal mucus, theophylline Metabolic disorder Loss of smell is a common sequela after a patient experiences Covid- 19 infection; as many as 68% of patients who experience Covid-19 infection have loss of smel...
Researchers at Université Laval, the Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval and Université de Montréal received a $2.2 million grant today from the COVID-19 Immunity Working Group to measure the impact of the pandemic on food workers. ...
Purpose Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in traveling restrictions and decreased the demand among travelers since the end of 2019. Policies and people's behaviors are gradually changing with the increase in the number of new diagnoses of
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has disrupted health, economy, and society globally. Thus, many countries, including China, have adopted lockdowns to prevent the epidemic, which has limited human activities while affecting air quality. These affects have received attention from academics, but very ...
However, the COVID-19 recession is shaping up to be different. For starters, people are being asked to curtail outside activities. This is particularly true for those who have medical conditions that put them at higher risk—the type of individuals who use health care the most. On top of...
Mo does not yet know how university measures will affect him as an incoming student but says he has an aunt he could stay with in Seattle if necessary. "I think students need to be flexible regarding all the changes that will happen in the coming year," says Elton Lin, founder and...
In the largest study of its kind to date, researchers analyzing national data from more than 63,000 patients with cancer and a positive COVID-19 diagnosis report an increased risk of death among those who were older, male, had a higher number of comorbid