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NewsAltered brain connection found in people with ME/CFS and Long COVID
People with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) and Long COVID experience a disruption to their brain connectivity during a mentally demanding task. New research used ultra-high field MRI technology to investigate the significant reduction in brain connectivity in specific parts of the brain.
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NewsBrain imaging technique helps uncover the molecular basis of long COVID brain fog
A research team has made a significant breakthrough in understanding the cause of Long COVID brain fog. They hypothesized that patients with brain fog might exhibit disrupted expression of AMPA receptors (AMPARs)based on prior research into psychiatric and neurological disorders.
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NewsScientists find two brain biomarkers in long COVID sufferers may be what’s causing brain fog
A new study that compares inflammation and brain stress responses in long COVID-19 patients with individuals who have fully recovered shows those with cognitive issues have a lower ability to adapt to stress and higher levels of inflammation in their brains.
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NewsMild COVID-19 can cause long-term cognitive losses
Although the damage caused by SARS-CoV-2 was most intense among those who had severe COVID-19, some had memory loss and attention deficit more than 18 months after being infected, even though they had not needed to be hospitalized.