Posts Tagged ‘brain fog’
Can COVID-19 coronavirus “invade” human brain tissue? (Quick answer: evidence so far is mixed)
Taking a Closer Look at COVID-19’s Effects on the Brain (NIH Director’s blog): While primarily a respiratory disease, COVID-19 can also lead to neurological problems. The first of these symptoms might be the loss of smell and taste, while some people also may later battle headaches, debilitating fatigue, and trouble thinking clearly, sometimes referred to as…
Read MoreStudy: Some “brain-boosting” supplements sold in the US contain not-approved drugs at supratherapeutic doses, exposing users to unknown side effects
___ Some brain-boosting supplements contain an unapproved drug that could harm users, study warns (STAT news): “Promising to lift brain fog or improve memory, brain-boosting supplements have joined sexual-enhancement and weight-loss remedies in the lightly regulated world of dietary supplements. These products may be sold legally with broad-brush come-ons like these, as long as they don’t…
Read MoreDr. Gary Small’s The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head: Brain Fog
(Editor’s Note: what follows is an excerpt from Dr. Gary Small and Gigi Vorgan’s new book, The Naked Lady Who Stood on Her Head: A Psychiatrist’s Stories of His Most Bizarre Cases) CHAPTER TEN Brain Fog Summer 1990 Gigi and I had moved to Studio City, about a forty-minute commute to UCLA. On weekends, we often went…
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