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10/27/2026

10/22/2026

Scientists have discovered that COVID-19 can directly infect key brain cells responsible for dopamine production, driving them into an aged, 'zombie-like' state.

Researchers have uncovered a striking biological mechanism explaining why many individuals experience persistent brain fog, chronic fatigue, and loss of motivation following a COVID-19 infection.

Studies demonstrate that SARS-CoV-2 can directly target midbrain dopamine neurons—the specialized cells responsible for regulating movement, focus, and reward pathways. Upon infection, these neurons stop functioning normally and enter a state known as cellular senescence. Rather than dying, the infected dopamine cells become non-functional 'zombie' cells, halting dopamine production while actively secreting chemical signals that trigger ongoing localized inflammation.

This unexpected transformation mirrors biological pathways commonly seen in age-related neurodegenerative conditions like Parkinson's disease. By proving that dopamine neurons are uniquely susceptible to the virus, the findings provide a tangible target for medical interventions. Encouragingly, laboratory screens revealed that certain FDA-approved medications can prevent infection and rescue these damaged cells, opening promising new avenues for treating lingering neurological symptoms in long COVID patients.

source: Yang, L., Kim, T. W., Han, Y., Nair, M. S., Harschnitz, O., Zhu, J., Wang, P., Koo, S. Y., Lacko, L. A., ... Chen, S. SARS-CoV-2 infection causes dopaminergic neuron senescence. Cell Stem Cell, 31(2), 196-211.

10/20/2026

Things That Make You Go Hmmm🤔

🦜When Birds Imitate PANDAS🐼

An Exposure to a very close contact with clinical signs of sickness and lungs full of the causative pathogen does not result in a clinically evident spread of infection as seen in the contact close or PCR evidence of the causative pathogen being present BUT it does cause an immune system Dysregulation that in at least some is fatal.

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Influenza A virus (IAV) infection during pregnancy is associated with stillbirth and preterm birth. We hypothesized that maternal IAV infection disrupts placental and fetal immune networks in ways that correlate with disease severity. Pregnant pigtail ...

10/19/2026

Drs Agalliu & Akcan write a simple description of research for us here.

Lots of us have wondered why PANDAS especially would be ignored when Sydenham's chorea is a real entity! Why the pushback? Research had never been done on HOW the immune cells attack the brain. This brief write up is good to save for your files or to take sections of it and share with your doctors.

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/22/3366387/0/en/new-research-provides-groundbreaking-look-into-brain-processes-behind-pans-pandas-sydenham-s-chorea.html

Doctors are not educated about immune attack and HOW it happens, especially neurologists, and we just need to inform them over and over.

https://pandasnetwork.org/strep/

10/14/2026

Document Document Document!

PANDAS / PANS is a Clinical diagnosis and the Timeline of your child’s medical history from birth to medical visit is the single most important piece of information you can provide to facilitate making the diagnosis. There is no information too irrelevant to be considered. Consider your child’s symptoms a mystery, the medical timeline & symptom assessment tool the clues and your medical provider the detective on the case🕵️‍♀️

This Validated Symptom Screening Tool from the Neuroimmune Foundation is free and can be accessed as frequently as needed. Regular use allows for tracking over time and results can be shared with your medical detective PRIOR to ALL medical visits.

The PANS/PANDAS Treatment Evaluation Checklist is a free digital tool to help parents, patients, and physicians track symptoms across time and responses to treatment. By filling this out, not only will you be able to track symptoms over time, but you can help us validate this tool by participating i...

10/06/2026

“Abstract: The triad of PANS, joint complaints, and family history of autoimmunity, including psoriasis, may represent a subset of PANS at heightened risk for IBD and additional immune-mediated disorders. For children with this triad, clinicians should have a low threshold to evaluate for gastrointestinal inflammation with biomarkers like hemoglobin, CRP, f***l calprotectin, and diagnostic endoscopy when indicated. PANS symptoms may improve with effective treatment of IBD. The high prevalence of joint complaints in our cohort and psoriasis in first-degree family members suggests this subset of PANS may share immune mechanisms with psoriasis and arthritis. Treatment strategies used in IBD and arthritis should be studied for potential application in PANS.”

Access the full article here: https://karger.com/dne/article/47/4/287/920619/Eight-Cases-of-Pediatric-Acute-Onset

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