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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[–] argarath 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

But one side was trying their hardest to get COVID by not using masks or trying to use fake masks that don't actually protect, so the result is that no, one side (the conservative/republican side) had more cases of COVID-19 and thus has more cases of long COVID

[–] [email protected] 0 points 20 hours ago

I'm not debating that. My point is that statement's pretty offensive to those who did take precautions but caught covid anyway.