Even mild COVID can cause damage to the brain: new research

A technician looking at an MRI scan of a human brain

A technician looking at an MRI scan of a human brain Source: Getty / Stanislav Krasilnikov/Stanislav Krasilnikov/TASS

Researchers found the brains of those infected with the virus shrank in areas critical for smell, memory, cognitive function and emotion.


Even mild COVID can cause damage to the brain: new research

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