r/science 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/perst_cap_dude Feb 03 '25

Same, I recently forgot two of my friends names, in one instance I actually confused his clearly different brother for my good friend for almost half an hour. He was gracious enough to point it out later, but I dont think Ive ever scared myself like this, btw, mid 30's