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/mrpointyhorns Feb 04 '25

To me, it's interesting because we know other viruses are either linked or cause secondary illness or autoimmune diseases. Like hpv is the main cause of cervical cancer and mono can cause MS. Some viruses are linked to type 1 diabetes including covid.

So, it's interesting to see the baseline prior to a novel virus and after. It makes you wonder what some of the baselines were before viruses became endemic.