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Leaky Blood Vessels: Underlying Cause of Long COVID “Brain Fog” Discovered (scitechdaily.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Bebo@literature.cafe to c/science@lemmy.world

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This study shows links between Long COVID’s neurological effects, including brain fog and cognitive decline, and brain blood vessel integrity, offering hope for new treatments and diagnostic methods.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-024-01576-9 (open access)

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[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Can it be treated? Does it heal?

[–] Flumpkin@slrpnk.net 39 points 1 year ago

understanding the underlying cause of these conditions will allow us to develop targeted therapies for patients in the future,” said Prof. Matthew Campbell

Lets hope so. I imagine they might try medicines to reduce the bleeding and improve healing.

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