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The Gut Might Hold the Key to Treating Long Covid in Kids

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Long Covid is persistent and often debilitating symptoms that can continue long after a Covid-19 infection.

A study published last month suggests preteens are more likely to experience symptoms such as headaches, stomach pain, trouble sleeping, and attention difficulties.

The most common long Covid symptoms include fatigue and brain fog, but for children the condition can look different.

A new clinical trial is underway recruiting subjects aged 7 to 21 to test a potential treatment.

Buonsenso ’s work includes studies suggesting that blood clots, as well as inflammation within the lining of the blood vessels known as the endothelium, may play a role in driving certain symptoms.

Separately, he led a study that found some children with long Covid also struggle with a condition called postural tachycardia syndrome.