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Scientists begin to untangle how COVID-19 affects brain cells

Crick researchers have shown that variants of SARS-CoV-2 can affect the blood-brain barrier and damage brain cells in different ways, giving clues as to how the virus could enter the brain.
10 Aug 2023
Written by Katherine Denyer
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