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/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/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.