r/science • u/Wagamaga • Feb 03 '25

Neuroscience Scientists discover that even mild COVID-19 can alter brain proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease, potentially increasing dementia risk—raising urgent public health concerns.

https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/260553/covid-19-linked-increase-biomarkers-abnormal-brain/
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u/RandomUsernameGener8 Feb 03 '25

Hopefully it cancels itself out in your case

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u/Tolvat Feb 03 '25

Only if he gets it one more time.

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u/RainDancingChief Feb 03 '25

I know what you're thinking. Did he get six cases or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself.

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u/LukesRightHandMan Feb 03 '25

A+ Turner and Hooch reference

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u/Movie_Slug Feb 03 '25

Its dirty harry

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u/LukesRightHandMan Feb 04 '25

Haha I know

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u/Movie_Slug Feb 04 '25

Man I thought there was a chance it was rage bait.

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u/LukesRightHandMan Feb 04 '25 edited Feb 04 '25

Game recognize game!

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u/Catch_22_ Feb 04 '25

Hooch is crazy

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u/AtotheCtotheG Feb 04 '25

Still pissed he stole Gooch

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u/DethSonik Feb 04 '25

A+ Ace ventura reference.

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u/BooksandBiceps Feb 03 '25

Yeah we need that double-double-negative.

However I imagine there’s a very significant amount of research going on for long-COVID now that I hope will bear fruit in the coming decades, and not just on COVID.

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u/F4STW4LKER Feb 04 '25

Didn't Trump just defund that research and wipe Long COVID information from the CDC website?

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u/steamwhistler Feb 04 '25

Yeah, Americans and other oppressed peoples will have to rely on data and research from developed countries.

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u/Tolvat Feb 03 '25

Oh absolutely, I'm looking forward to reading about it all.

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u/LukesRightHandMan Feb 03 '25 edited Feb 04 '25

If you can still read after we all keep on getting reinfected.

ETA Wear masks. They help.

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u/farox Feb 03 '25

Those mice will be so happy about that extended life.

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u/big_duo3674 Feb 03 '25

One more won't help, but if you have the punch card the 5th one is free!

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u/coolsam254 Feb 04 '25

Cure yourself by forgetting you have alzheimers

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u/Chompsy1337 Feb 03 '25

Super alzheimers where it achieves interger overflow and becomes the cure for alzheimers. I believe in the unthinkable. 

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u/Suthek Feb 04 '25

You become super sane and suddenly aware that you're just a character in a comic book.

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u/konwik Feb 03 '25

Maybe their Alzheimer's will get it's own Alzheimer's and will forget to progress further

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u/Lawboi53 Feb 03 '25

This guy already forgot he wrote this comment.

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u/anthr0x1028 Feb 04 '25

Worst case, he forgets all about it.

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u/Starbuckshakur Feb 04 '25

We call it Three Stooges Syndrome.