We Just Got More Evidence That Long COVID Is a Brain Injury

The exact nature of long COVID is still coming to light, but we just got some of the best evidence yet that this debilitating condition stems from a brain injury.

Using high-resolution scanners, researchers at the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford have shown microscopic, structural abnormalities in the brainstems of those recovering from COVID-19.

Signs of brain inflammation were present up to 18 months after first contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

“We show that the brainstem is a site of vulnerability to long-term effects of COVID-19, with persistent changes evident in the months after hospitalization,” the authors of the study conclude.

https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awae215

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  • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    3 hours ago

    This should go both ways. What about :-

    • Wuhan Lab leak possibility

    • US sponsoring foreign GoF research

    • Assange assassination plans

    • Phones and tvs listening on conversations (Weeping Angel)

    • NSA recording all internet traffic

    • Remote car jacking

    • McDonald’s ice cream breaking on purpose

    Etc.