Scientists Unraveling , COVID's Impact on the Brain , to Develop New Treatments.<br />'TIME' reports that scientists have been working <br />to determine how COVID-19 impacts the brain <br />and nervous system since early in the pandemic.<br />NYU Langone Health has been tracking <br />the acute symptoms and long-term neurological <br />issues that have been associated with Long COVID.<br />Program director Dr. Sharon Meropol says his team has <br />identified a list of neurocognitive issues that include:.<br />cognitive decline, changes in brain size and structure, <br />depression and suicidal thoughts, tremors, seizures, <br />memory loss, and new or worsened dementia.<br />The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and <br />Stroke (NINDS) is currently enrolling participants in a <br />study on immunotherapy as a treatment for Long COVID.<br />According to Dr. Avindra Nath, clinical director of the <br />NINDS, this potential treatment is promising as it is <br />already used to treat a number of other conditions.<br />This means that the treatment could be made<br />available for those with Long COVID relatively <br />quickly, if it proves to be an effective treatment.<br />'TIME' reports that preliminary research has suggested <br />that blood-thinning drugs could help break up <br />"microclots" associated with systemic inflammation.<br />According to researchers, breaking up <br />those "microclots" in the blood could relieve <br />symptoms like fatigue and brain fog.<br />Dr. Lara Jehi, who researches COVID-19 and the brain <br />at the Cleveland Clinic, remains hopefully that <br />brain changes linked to COVID are reversible. .<br />The brain is incredibly neuroplastic, <br />and it can do amazing things, Dr. Wes Ely, Researcher at Vanderbilt <br />University Medical Center, via 'Time'
