COVID-19: BRAIN DAMAGE MAHCANISM UNCOVERED कोविड-19: मस्तिष्क क्षति तंत्र का पर्दाफाश… COVID-19: BRAIN DAMAGE MAHCANISM UNCOVERED कोविड-19: मस्तिष्क क्षति तंत्र का पर्दाफाश While COVID19 continuesto be active in several western countries, its severityhas diminished. A vexingissue however is Long COVID, a set of long termhealth problems that lingerfor several months following recovery from the infection. A recent Harvard studycomparing infected andnoninfected individuals,reported a 10% risk of getting Long COVID-19. A prominent Long COVID-19 symptom is brain fog,which involves difficultyfocusing, memory impairment and challenges in decision making. Shrinking partsA recent study from StonyBrook University in theU.S., utilising cognitive assessment tests, identified asignificant intellectual decline following COVID-19. Thiswas particularly pronounced among thosewith Long COVID. The exact mechanism remainsunclear, but U.K. BiobankMRI studies had demonstrated shrinking of partsof the brain followingCOVID-19. In this context, researchers from the University of Queensland andMacquarie University ofAustralia, in collaborationwith the University of Helsinki recently made somestartling discoveries. Theresults were published inthe journal ScienceAdvances.Using specialised laboratory cells that mimic thehuman brain they foundthat infection by the SARSCoV2 virus resulted in individual brain cells fusingtogether as one. … Read more