Dr. Orly Saghian, Dr Saghian Psych. Services

02/01/2021

Scientists looked into the brains of individuals engaged in conversation. What they observed varied significantly depending on whether or not the participants were in agreement.

02/01/2021

The virus induces neurological symptoms that persist long after the pandemic ends

02/01/2021

Three quarters of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 were still experiencing at least one symptom of the infection 6 months after being discharged, according to a follow-up study of 1733 patients.

02/01/2021

SARS-CoV-2 can invade the brain and directly act on brain cells, causing neuroinflammation, new animal research suggests.

02/01/2021

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Multifocal microvascular injury in the brain and olfactory bulbs may be another possible COVID-19 outcome, new imaging research suggests.

11/16/2020

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201027192414.htm

A systematic review of hundreds of cases of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 helps painting a broader picture of how COVID-19 affects the brain.

11/16/2020

https://elemental.medium.com/the-latest-scientific-theories-around-covid-19-brain-fog-6a7c76d7a060

Experts say the immune system’s reaction to SARS-CoV-2 could shift brain activity in ways that disrupt sleep-wake cycles

11/16/2020

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/940922?src=mkm_covid_update_201113_MSCPEDIT&uac=126475BJ&impID=2675031&faf=1

About 20% of COVID patients are diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder such as anxiety or depression within 3 months of testing positive for the virus.

11/16/2020

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.10.20.20215863v1

Case studies have revealed neurological problems in severely affected COVID-19 patients. However, there is little information regarding the nature and broader prevalence of cognitive problems post-infection or across the full spread of severity. We analysed cognitive test data from 84,285 Great Brit...

08/10/2020

When most people find that their actions have resulted in an undesirable outcome, they tend to rethink their decisions and ask, 'What should I have done differently to avoid this outcome?' When narcissists face the same situation, however, their refrain is, 'No one could have seen this coming!' In r...

08/10/2020

College students were more anxious, depressed and sedentary during the initial outbreak of COVID-19 than they were during similar academic terms in other years, according to a multiyear study using mobile sensing.

08/10/2020

Curcumin, a natural compound found in the spice turmeric, could help eliminate certain viruses, research has found. A study showed that curcumin can prevent Transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) - an alpha-group coronavirus that infects pigs - from infecting cells. At higher doses, the compound...