COVID-19 Shown To Trigger Inflammation In The Brain: Study

The research team, led by University of Queensland, has identified a potential future risk for neurodegenerative conditions in people who have had COVID-19, but also a possible treatment. The study is published in Nature's Molecular Psychiatry.

Scientists have found that COVID-19 activates the same inflammatory response in the brain as Parkinson's disease, according to a study.

The research team, led by University of Queensland, has identified a potential future risk for neurodegenerative conditions in people who have had COVID-19, but also a possible treatment. The study is published in Nature's Molecular Psychiatry.

"We studied the effect of the virus on the brain's immune cells, 'microglia' which are the key cells involved in the progression of brain diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's," lead author of the study Professor Woodruff said.

"Our team grew human microglia in the laboratory and infected the cells with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.