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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    2 days 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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      17 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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        This should go both ways. What about

        The only one of those that was seriously surprising was Prism. We didn’t expect the tech to be able to exist yet. It was one of those “if you put enough money into it you can do it” buckets.

        OP’s examples are literally impossible.

      • Chadus_Maximus@lemm.ee
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        12 hours ago

        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.