Study Identifies AMPA Receptors as Potential Biomarker for Long COVID Brain Fog
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Summary
Researchers from Yokohama City University used a novel brain imaging technique to visualize AMPA receptors in living brains of Long COVID patients. They discovered that higher AMPA receptor density correlates with the severity of 'brain fog' symptoms, identifying these receptors as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for Long COVID cognitive impairment.
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They discovered that higher AMPA receptor density in patients with Long COVID was closely tied to the severity of their symptoms
highlighting these molecules as a potential biomarker and therapeutic target of Long COVID
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