Researchers find Alzheimer's-like brain changes in long Covid patients

I'm getting better, but I feel like I relapse occasionally. Extra sleep seems to help me a lot.

I really truly don’t want to be rude. I only want to point to the existence of literature on this.

There are results from molecular biology, from the various medical specializations, from population-scale studies.

There are certainly symptoms and biomarkers. There are documented changes to physiology, and there exists at least some information on how to help the body recover.

These are participants whose health is being followed long term. They had brain scans before and after COVID, and abnormalities were detected in the scans post-COVID.

Medical information couched as "I'm not an expert, here's my experience and some supporting references, your mileage may vary" tends to fly far better than doubling down on dissing opposing viewpoints or wildly novel and unsubstantiated information.

Dang's somewhat adjacent commentary: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20078667> (in the context of someone requesting that bad medical advice be flagged).

My view is that at best HN might raise potential treatments / practices which people should evaluate with a qualified medical professional. And yes, I'm aware that both access to and quality of same varies tremendously and can well be its own massive challenge. Particularly when capacity to seek out and engage with providers is itself limited.

Many common viruses like HSV are passed down to children do I'd say exposure is nearly impossible to avoid.

That is, by what mechanism does covid cause "brain fog" after the fact?

> To provide causal as opposed to merely correlational evidence on this question, we take advantage of the fact that in Wales eligibility for the herpes zoster vaccine (Zostavax) for shingles prevention was determined based on an individual’s exact date of birth. Those born before September 2 1933 were ineligible and remained ineligible for life, while those born on or after September 2 1933 were eligible to receive the vaccine.

Basically, the people born around that date are about as perfect a control-vs-experimental group split you can get in a large population.

Curious, would this be hard to verify? To a layman that sounds like something that would be easily detectable under a microscope using samples of brain.

Sounds fascinating, where could one read more about this? I don’t think I’ve come across this before.

My own research was the only way I got clear of an illness I had after what the doctors gave me didn't work.

It's easy to feel like stupid people are falling for reddit bullshit (and if course some are), but reddit is a potentially huge sample of empirical reports. Even if their reasoning is wrong it doesn't always mean they csn't find cures. That's how we got most medicines in history anyway.

Secondly reddit etc are full of highly motivated, desperate people. You might become one yourself one day too. The saddest part is their illness, not their trying to do something about it.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histamine_intolerance

It’s important context because of the insular nature of these types of communities - the splash damage of a polio or measles outbreak has limited impact outside of the community.

Outside of these isolated areas, most of the slow burn is within the MAGA cult of personality, which will likely start to break and fade over the coming years, along with the pandemic memory.

We must fix that construct: "«distrust [] has exploded since social media»". Which makes some sense, it is expectable in broad terms.

In 2021 a large wave of communication appropriated the banner of Science, through voices that had clearly never seen science in a postcard. (It probably varied with regional communication.) So, distrust spread.

What you are seeing is a crisis in authority - which also causes the first phenomenon of the rise of ignorant voices.

distrust of science comes from the fact that something that had nothing to do with Science was called Science and used against people. Mind you that the scientific method is all about debating hypotheses not censoring dissenting voices, which is exactly what happened during the Covid era. Of course distrust will spread.

Be careful where you get your data - news is biased towards sensationalism and negativity.

Corinthians, in the New Testament, as far as it is relevant has a better standing, coming from the standpoint of illustrating that Wisdom as it is to the Almighty looks entirely different to Wisdom according to mortals, for things happen in Eternity, that a population of transient mortals may not see or recall for generations. At best though, the scripture isn't indicating this is God's active intent/doing, but taken at face value Human Wisdom != God's Wisdom. Not necessarily useful on our timescales except as a reminder that things can happen that can completely turn established order on it's head, nothing is set in stone and impossible to see change, and that in those Times, it is important to remember we are not perfect, and to meet the adversity in question with humility, and a courage underpinned by faith. Regardless of the particulars of your faith, it isn't terrible advice or Scripture. Certainly more timeless than the Isaiah verse. 3:19 is much the same schtick.

Props for casting where angels fear to tread. It will largely land on deaf/unprepared/unwilling ears however. Then again, you got me to actually look at the book, so you might consider that a win I suppose. Given the room, don't be surprised if there is a poor reception.

its ridiculous to use such a thing to degrade modern intellectual persuit.

please keep your 1st century book of wooly mumblings in the tax free echo chambers where it belongs, adults are talking.