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.

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https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/260553/covid-19-linked-increase-biomarkers-abnormal-brain/

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Not surprising to hear, especially considering my personal anecdotal experience. I hadn’t twice and my memory has been terrible ever since. I was never a particularly eloquent speaker, but my speech ability has been steadily getting worse over the past year as well. Trying to recall the right word to convey an idea, and bad enough to the point that depending on the day it’s a real struggle to finish voicing a thought and not get lost halfway through and have to backtrack to remember what I was trying to say. I used to have a really strong memory, and my friends and family still refer to my brain as the “steel trap” but it hasn’t been true in a few years now at this point.