New data show severe mood or anxiety disorders are linked to a more than a twofold increased risk of death from COVID-19, contradicting earlier research. Mortality risk was also higher with schizophrenia.
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By Sara Reardon April 26, 2021Reprints A mutation in an autism-related gene is shown. By studying Covid-19 patients, psychiatrists hope to gain new insights about how disorders like schizophrenia and autism arise, as well as why people with these conditions tend to suffer worse effects from viral infection.
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While the Covid-19 pandemic put many human research studies on hold, neuroscientist Grainne McAlonan of Kings College London saw it as a fortuitous opportunity a chance to accelerate her search for early signs of neurodevelopmental disorders in fetuses and newborns.
McAlonan knew that if a mother is infected by a virus during pregnancy, her child has a slightly greater chance of developing such disorders, including autism, although the overall risk is very low. The novel coronavirus gave her a way to study how viral infection and the immune response affect the developing brain, and why a small numb
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