COVID-19: BRAIN DAMAGE MAHCANISM UNCOVERED рдХреЛрд╡рд┐рдб-19: рдорд╕реНрддрд┐рд╖реНрдХ рдХреНрд╖рддрд┐ рддрдВрддреНрд░ рдХрд╛ рдкрд░реНрджрд╛рдлрд╛рд╢… ┬аCOVID-19: BRAIN DAMAGE MAHCANISM UNCOVERED┬а ┬а рдХреЛрд╡рд┐рдб-19: рдорд╕реНрддрд┐рд╖реНрдХ рдХреНрд╖рддрд┐ рддрдВрддреНрд░ рдХрд╛ рдкрд░реНрджрд╛рдлрд╛рд╢ ┬а While┬аCOVID┬н19┬аcontinuesto┬аbe┬аactive┬аin┬аseveral┬аwestern┬аcountries,┬аits┬аseverityhas┬аdiminished.┬а A┬аvexingissue┬аhowever┬аis┬аLong┬аCOVID,┬аa┬аset┬аof┬аlong ┬нtermhealth┬аproblems┬аthat┬аlingerfor┬аseveral┬аmonths┬аfollowing┬аrecovery┬аfrom┬аthe┬аinfection.┬а A recent┬аHarvard┬аstudycomparing┬аinfected┬аandnon┬нinfected┬аindividuals,reported a 10% risk of getting Long COVID-19.┬а A prominent Long COVID-19 symptom is brain fog,which┬аinvolves┬аdifficultyfocusing,┬аmemory┬аimpairment┬аand┬аchallenges┬аin┬аdecision┬н making.┬а┬а Shrinking┬аpartsA recent┬аstudy┬аfrom┬аStonyBrook┬аUniversity┬аin┬аtheU.S.,┬аutilising┬аcognitive┬аassessment┬аtests,┬аidentified┬аasignificant intellectual decline following COVID-19.┬а Thiswas┬аparticularly┬аpronounced┬аamong┬аthosewith┬аLong┬аCOVID.┬аThe┬аexact┬аmechanism┬аremainsunclear,┬аbut┬аU.K.┬аBiobankMRI┬аstudies┬аhad┬аdemonstrated┬аshrinking┬аof┬аpartsof┬аthe┬аbrain┬аfollowingCOVID-┬н19. ┬аIn┬аthis┬аcontext,┬аresearchers┬аfrom┬аthe┬аUniversity┬аof┬аQueensland┬аandMacquarie┬аUniversity┬аofAustralia,┬аin┬аcollaborationwith┬аthe┬аUniversity┬аof┬аHelsinki┬аrecently┬аmade┬аsomestartling┬аdiscoveries.┬аTheresults┬аwere┬аpublished┬аinthe┬аjournal┬а ScienceAdvances.Using┬аspecialised laboratory┬аcells┬аthat┬аmimic┬аthehuman┬аbrain┬аthey┬аfoundthat┬аinfection┬аby┬аthe┬аSARSCoV┬н2┬аvirus┬аresulted┬аin┬аindividual┬аbrain┬аcells┬аfusingtogether┬аas┬аone. … Read more