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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  • Zero22xx@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    conveniently silent

    Always. When the previous conspiracy theory / rapture date / return of JFK / illuminati plot doesn’t turn out to be true, there’s no talking about it or self reflection, it’s just right onto the next conspiracy theory / rapture date / return of JFK / illuminati plot.

    • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world
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      8 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.

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        Ofc it goes both ways. To them, everything you listed is basically truth. Something so obvious everybody knows (ok maybe not the ice cream machine). They need a bigger conspiracy. Something most people would never believe.