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Covid-19 can cause brain changes and neurocognitive dysfunction: study
Publicado em 12 de agosto de 2022
A study shows how SARS-COV-2 infects brain cells called astrocytes and causes structural changes in the brain. SARS-CoV-2 infection can result in brain changes and neurocognitive dysfunction, particularly in long-term COVID-19 syndrome, but the underlying mechanisms are elusive.
Daniel Martins-de-Souza and colleagues used MRI to compare the brain structure of 81 study participants who recovered from mild COVID-19 infection and 81 healthy individuals. The authors found that the former group [...]
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The study shows how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people perceive the passage of time
Publicado em 29 junho 2022According to an article published in the journal, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people perceive the passage of time scientific advances. At the end of the first month of social distancing, in May 2020, most study participants (65%) reported that time is passing more slowly. The researchers classified this perception as “time stretching” and found that it was linked to feelings of loneliness and a lack of positive experiences in time. An even larger proportion (75%) [...]ver notícia