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    COVID-19 accelerates 'zombie' cells in brain, Queensland study finds

    Excerpt: COVID-19 has accelerated the presence of "zombie or senescent cells" that naturally accumulate as the brain gets older, according to a new Queensland study. Researchers used synthetic brain organoid models "grown in a laboratory from human stem cells" to study COVID-19's effect on brain...