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    Serological response to vaccination in post-acute sequelae of COVID (Joung et al, 2023)

    Abstract Background Individuals with post-acute sequelae of COVID (PASC) may have a persistence in immune activation that differentiates them from individuals who have recovered from COVID without clinical sequelae. To investigate how humoral immune activation may vary in this regard, we...
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    Johns Hopkins neuroimaging study reveals functional and structural brain abnormalities in people with post-treatment Lyme disease - Eurekalert, 2022

    In a study using specialized imaging techniques, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report distinctive changes in the “white matter” and other brain tissue physiology of those with post-treatment Lyme disease, a condition affecting 10% to 20% of the nearly half a million Americans who contract...