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. 2021 May;18(5):449-453.
doi: 10.1038/s41592-021-01145-z.

Scientists set out to connect the dots on long COVID

Vivien Marx  1
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Scientists set out to connect the dots on long COVID

Vivien Marx. Nat Methods. 2021 May.

Abstract

With grit, urgency and creativity, scientists address the puzzle of long-haul COVID.

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Scientists are exploring many avenues to find out what underpins long-haul COVID. The diverse, often debilitating sets of symptoms are already affecting many, possibly millions, of people around the world. TwilightEye/Getty
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The NIH has launched a $1.15 billion initiative focusing on long COVID. In samples from people with long COVID, the NINDS lab of Avi Nath is looking for viral remnants or viral signatures. NIH NINDS
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In studying conditions such as long COVID, it matters to apply systems immunology: a focus on the interactions and interplay among immune system components, says Petter Brodin. Karolinska Institute
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SARS-CoV-2 is “beautiful in a terrifying way, because of the extraordinary intelligence of this evolutionarily adjusted semi-living thing,” says Nadia Rosenthal, scientific director of The Jackson Laboratory. JAX
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The Jackson Laboratory is working to diversify current mouse models to make them better represent variability between people. These mice could help to model the puzzling diversity of long-COVID symptoms. JAX
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