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This Fungal Infection May Affect Covid Survivors

In the last month, doctors have started noticing another post-Covid complication that seems to affect seniors who have recovered from Covid. It is a fungal infection called Mucormycosis. This is a rare but serious fungal infection and is caused by a group of commonly found moulds called mucormycetes. Their crossover into a potentially lethal infection in people happens primarily among those who have health problems or those who take medication that weakens the body’s immune system. The mould commonly affects the sinuses or the lungs. The fungus enters the body as fungal spores from the air through inhaling or through a cut, burn or any other type of skin injury. The first such case was reported in China in July, but since then, the incidences have dropped off.

Most infections can be treated using an anti-fungal treatment but some may require Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery.

(Source: Deccan Herald)

Deep Sleep Protects Against Alzheimer’s

During deep sleep, the brain appears to wash away waste products that increase the risk for Alzheimer’s disease. A host of new research studies suggest that this stage of sleep — when dreams are rare and the brain follows a slow, steady beat – can help reduce levels of beta-amyloid and tau, two hallmarks of the disease. The scientists used brain scans to monitor levels of beta-amyloid in each participant for up to six years. The results, published in the November 2 issue of the journal Current Biology, showed people who did not go into a deep sleep had more beta-amyloid. Other studies have found that a lack of sleep is associated with higher levels of tau, which forms toxic tangles inside the brain cells of people with Alzheimer’s.

(Source: NPR)

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