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/lukaskywalker Feb 03 '25

Great. Some of the worst ailments we can look forward to as we age. This is so depressing. God I hope we have some serious advancements in these fields in the next few decades.

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u/ArrellBytes Feb 04 '25

I doubt we will see much in the way of advances with this administration declaring war on NIH and CDC