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Long-Term COVID Patients Experiencing Lethargy and Depressive Symptoms May Have Approximately 18% Fewer Dopamine-Releasing Nerve Endings than Healthy Individuals.

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The condition where a person experiences persistent health problems after the acute phase of COVID-19 infection is called "long COVID." A Canadian research team scanned the brains of long COVID patients who experienced lethargy and depressive symptoms and found that indicators of dopamine-releasing nerve endings were approximately 18% lower than in healthy individuals. Read more...
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The condition where a person experiences persistent health problems after the acute phase of COVID-19 infection is called "long COVID." A Canadian research team scanned the brains of long COVID patients who experienced lethargy and depressive symptoms and found that indicators of dopamine-releasing nerve endings were approximately 18% lower than in healthy individuals. Read more...

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GIGAZINE broke the news on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
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