/channels/news_feeds/all/term/VINEx/rss en /channels/channels/news/globe-and-mail-how-does-covid-19-affect-nervous-system-canadian-and-international-scientists-want-323690 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Canadian and international scientists are joining forces to promote research into how COVID-19 affects the central nervous system, as they strive to understand whether and how the new coronavirus and other respiratory viruses could lead to lasting brain damage. Brought together as part of a new initiative called VINEx, created by Rocket Science Health, a Victoria-based medical devices company, the group is aiming to lead the charge in understanding how viruses invade the brain – an area of study that has received relatively little attention.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">13 </span><span class="month">August </span><span class="year">2020</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 13 Aug 2020 23:22:40 +0000 webfull 162475 at /channels