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/Corleysaurus Feb 03 '25

Get vaccinated, y’all.

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u/mb2231 Feb 03 '25

The study makes it sound like it wouldn't matter.

I've gotten the COVID vaccine each year and already have had COVID two times. It was mild but the study specifically says that mild COVID can be a contributor.

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u/Think_Discipline_90 Feb 03 '25 edited Feb 03 '25

What kind of logic tells you mild vs severe carries the same risk?

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u/aguyinphuket Feb 03 '25

Perhaps not the same risks, but there is not necessarily a direct correlation between the severity of pulmonary symptoms caused by COVID infection and the severity of the damage to proteins in the brain such an infection can cause.

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u/Think_Discipline_90 Feb 03 '25

Anything is possible, yes.