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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 0 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Oh look. People gathering to discuss a single subject. Not people wanting to discuss flat earth or 9/11.

"Conspiracy theorists" is an invented label used to shut down discussions and feed the anti-Conspiracy theorist's superiority complex.

A wuhan lab leak is a conspiracy theory. Don't discuss it.