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We just got more evidence that long Covid is a brain injury (www.sciencealert.com)
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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.

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[–] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 month ago

I came in to say something similar about it being in other organs. I remember a study being done where they found COVID in guys' testicles, potentially causing fertility issues. And I remember it because I remember thinking, "Maybe they'll take long COVID seriously now that their balls are on the line."