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A study by the University of Illinois Chicago has discovered a mechanism behind cognitive impairments in mice with COVID-19 and tested a gene therapy that improves symptoms. Focusing on the blood-brain barrier and a specific signaling pathway, the research offers a hopeful avenue for preventing post-COVID-19 cognitive issues in humans by enhancing barrier integrity.. Yet little is known about the mechanisms of cognitive impairments like these, commonly called brain fog.behind COVID-19.
While the research is a long way from establishing a therapy for humans to prevent post-infection cognitive impairments, this study is an important step on that path, Lutz said. One major lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic is that even mild infections can profoundly affect organs, including the brain, explained Dr. Jalees Rehman, the Benjamin Goldberg Professor and head of the UIC Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and a co-author on the study.
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