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SARS-CoV-2 causes brain inflammation and induces Lewy body formation in macaques
- Daishiman 6y agoWondering how this compares to other common diseases. Unfortunately some more context would be useful for us laymen to understand the implications.
- DanielleMolloy 6y agoIndeed, I had posted it here seeking more informed opinions by people who have followed long covid research during the past year. When it appeared on biorXiv yesterday a couple of researchers picked it up with worried statements. What I could assess myself were the position of the authors, and format details which look as if they expect high impact (I’m in a whole different field, so take that with a grain of salt). Maybe scientists will have reason to check in humans next after this result..
- wnissen 6y agoThis is an unreviewed preprint, treat it with considerable skepticism. Very scary if true, "COVID brain" could be Lewy Body Dementia, even in the asymptomatic. I hope not.
- barryrandall 6y agoThe last sentence is a decent summary: “More confirmation is required, but the observations in the translational macaque models for COVID-19 (12-14, 38,39) can be regarded as a serious warning as they may be predictive for COVID-19-related dementia cases in humans in the future, even after an asymptomatic infection or mild disease process.”
- splittingTimes 6y agoWill vaccines have a suppressing effect?