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  "path": "/news/2026-05-brain-inflammation-persistent-covid-symptoms.html",
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  "textContent": "A new brain imaging study has found no evidence of widespread brain inflammation in patients suffering from prolonged symptoms after COVID-19 infection. Instead, the most severe long COVID symptoms were associated with increased brain activity in regions involved in mood and emotion. The study is published in the Journal of Neurology.",
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