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/Doctah_Whoopass Feb 04 '25

Same, add in ADHD and my brains gonna be soup by 40. Yippee.

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u/TheSlatinator33 Feb 04 '25

The good news about ADHD and dementia risk is that research shows those who receive treatment do not show the same increased risk that those who do not do.

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u/Doctah_Whoopass Feb 04 '25

im unmedicated!

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u/TheSlatinator33 Feb 04 '25 edited Feb 04 '25

Me too currently. I'd recommend looking into it if you haven't tried it before. It made a big difference in my ability to manage my symptoms and I only stopped because when I switched doctors my new one thought it wasn't possible for me to have ADHD because I have good grades in university (currently working on addressing this).

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u/Throckmorton_Left Feb 04 '25

Time to find a new doctor. Find one who treats you not just as a patient but a customer.

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u/sprikkot Feb 04 '25

what a fucked day to have eyes

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u/Doctah_Whoopass Feb 04 '25

I managed to graduate with it, but honestly as time goes on I want to look into treatment more. I feel like I have barely actively thought about anything for years now cause it just flies off the rails immediately.

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u/TheSlatinator33 Feb 04 '25

IMO you have to view it outside the lens of just your academic and professional success. If you are reasonably intelligent you should still be able to succeed in these areas despite your condition, however it will likely come at the cost of other areas of your life that reasonably shouldn't have to sacrificed and will harm your overall health. Even if you are doing fine in these other areas, research into ADHD says that those who receive treatments are at lower risk for substance abuse, automobile accidents, and other factors that are likely to reduce longevity and quality of life.

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u/EdibleCrystals Feb 04 '25

Thats very depressing considering the shortages going on, I haven't been able to get medication consistently for over a year.

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u/TheSlatinator33 Feb 05 '25

It does indeed. Probably a worthy tradeoff assuming you don't already have elevated Parkinson's risk though.

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u/etherdesign Feb 04 '25

I'm 47 with ADHD, that checks out.