![Gliosis, an Immune Response to Brain Injury, Is Found in Brains of Recovered COVID Patients With Lasting Depression and Cognitive Symptoms Gliosis, an Immune Response to Brain Injury, Is Found in Brains of Recovered COVID Patients With Lasting Depression and Cognitive Symptoms](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/OldWomanDealingWithStressfulEvent-1440.jpg?itok=SU1nAv-y)
In the weeks, months, and even years following a COVID infection, it is not uncommon for those who have recovered from the virus’s acute symptoms to be dogged by persistent depressive symptoms. Often…
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![Anti-Inflammatory Medicine Reduced Positive Symptom Severity in Chronic Schizophrenia Patients with Elevated Inflammatory Markers Anti-Inflammatory Medicine Reduced Positive Symptom Severity in Chronic Schizophrenia Patients with Elevated Inflammatory Markers](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/scientificabstractwithdots-1440.jpeg?itok=CqZyJGt_)
In recent years, a steadily growing body of evidence has indicated an association between elevated levels of inflammation and psychiatric illness.
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![A Close Look at How COVID-19 Infection Can Damage the Brain A Close Look at How COVID-19 Infection Can Damage the Brain](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/blood-vessel-with-flowing-blood-cells-1400.jpg?itok=zH1ftT-k)
In a much-discussed report appearing online March 26 in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), three researchers have attempted to explain the potential causes of a wide range of…
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![Study Reveals Adults With Mental Disorders Are At Significantly Higher Risk of COVID-19 and Have Poorer Outcomes Study Reveals Adults With Mental Disorders Are At Significantly Higher Risk of COVID-19 and Have Poorer Outcomes](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/woman-putting-mask-on-covid19.jpg?itok=tt56-UX6)
A systematic study based on the health histories of over 61 million American adults has found that people with a recent diagnosis of a mental disorder have a significantly increased risk for COVID-19…
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![Team Discovers Mechanism in Blood-Vessel Cells in the Brain That Promotes Resilience Against Stress Team Discovers Mechanism in Blood-Vessel Cells in the Brain That Promotes Resilience Against Stress](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/abstractgreenfractalbackgroundmicrobes-1440.jpg?itok=SQpmoT3n)
Thirty-five years after the first clue appeared, researchers now report they have assembled a detailed picture of one way in which inflammation can cause or create conditions favorable for the…
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