Publication date: Jul 17, 2024

And both groups discovered that long COVID antibodies could make mice more sensitive to pain. If scientists could show that patients symptoms ease as these rogue antibodies disappear over time, thatd be an even surer sign of their guilt. As someone who has endured long COVID herself, she understands that when patients dont know the cause of their suffering, it can add to their anxiety. she says. With more than 200 documented symptoms that can mix and match in seemingly endless mlanges, long COVID is an especially difficult disease to crack (SN: 6/12/24). Teasing out the mechanisms that lead to these symptoms has been the real challenge, Mukherjee says. Some clues so far have pointed to autoantibodies. The work could also offer peace of mind to some of the long-haulers, Mukherjee says. And the real clincher, Sanz says, would come from longer-term studies.

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