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/honoria_glossop Feb 04 '25

Same, and IDK if it's just paranoia but I'm *sure* I've lost cognitive capacity since the first and worst time I had it. I can't explain it (and so can't get a doctor to take it seriously) but I just don't feel "all there" any more.

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u/Ok_Frosting3500 Feb 04 '25

You know what also impairs cognitive function? Stress, depression, and isolation. Which isn't to deny covid brain fog being a thing, but it is worth noting that when we came out of the COVID woods, we emerged into a colder, crueler, emptier world. In some ways, life feels like a shadow because it is the fun house version of our 2014 society. We've lost a lot of our grounding mechanisms and social spheres that made things feel "real".

(which again, isn't to deny the brain fog- it's certainly a real thing. But it's important to be forgiving with yourself and account for psychosomatic factors, to give yourself the best prognosis)