Spike mutations help SARS-CoV-2 infect the brain
August 23, 2024
August 23, 2024
EVANSTON, Illinois, Aug. 23 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release:
Journal: Nature Microbiology
CHICAGO - Scientists have discovered a mutation in SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, that plays a key role in its ability to infect the central nervous system. The findings may help scientists understand its neurological symptoms and the mystery of "long COVID," and they could one day even lead to specific treatments to protect and c . . .
Journal: Nature Microbiology
CHICAGO - Scientists have discovered a mutation in SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, that plays a key role in its ability to infect the central nervous system. The findings may help scientists understand its neurological symptoms and the mystery of "long COVID," and they could one day even lead to specific treatments to protect and c . . .