How The Spike Protein Affects The Brain

How The Spike Protein Affects The Brain
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Brain fog, loss of taste and smell, fatigue, headache, encephalopathy (brain disease), anxiety, and even psychosis—a broad range of neurological symptoms were brought to attention after the COVID pandemic, appearing in long COVID and vaccine adverse events. These problems might be caused by a microscopic biomolecule—the spike protein.
The spike protein is found in the SARS-CoV-2 virus and can be produced in the body via infection and mRNA vaccination. Both of these introductory mechanisms impact multiple organ systems. One organ system of interest is the nervous system—the system responsible for controlling our bodily functions and communicating with the sensory world. In short—our brain.

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Dustin Luchmee
Dustin Luchmee
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Dustin Luchmee is a Philadelphia-based health reporter for The Epoch Times. He mainly covers stories on neuroscience, mental health, and COVID-19. He has a masters degree in data science and previously worked in neuroscience research.
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