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It is exciting. Before this, we could only posit wild guesses as to the physical mechanism behind long COVID (if there was one at all). In the first year or two
by JohnMakin 3y ago
It is exciting. Before this, we could only posit wild guesses as to the physical mechanism behind long COVID (if there was one at all). In the first year or two, scientists even doubted whether it was real at all. When you know the physical mechanism, it allows you to figure out a way to treat it.
- megous 3y agoThe mitochondrial damage idea was around for at least 2 years already, maybe more...
- JohnMakin 3y agoYou know what a hypothesis is right?
- lostindetails 3y agoI remember this being shown last year already... Found the link: https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/sars-cov-2-can-cause-lasting-damage-cells-energy-production https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/sars-co... AFAIK they even attributed the organ failures to the failures in mitocondrial energy production.