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/Sammoonryong Feb 04 '25

yea just the long covid brain fog. Feel it too. Its quite devastating and then getting hit with the "covid is fake" shenanigans hurts. Just because you are not affected by it.

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u/EyeOughta Feb 04 '25

“However, the team urges caution with the findings. They explain their observational study is unable to prove any causal links between COVID-19 and dementia. They also stress it is still unclear whether the effect is specific to SARS-CoV-2 infection, or if a similar effect could be associated with other common infections such as influenza or pneumonia.”

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u/Disastrous_Visit_778 Feb 05 '25

why are you responding to everyone's personal experience with this copy paste?

long covid is real there are many many many stories myself included I had covid three times and every time it gave me more brain fog much of which has never quite gone away

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u/EyeOughta Feb 05 '25

Because science > fear.