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Scientists have unfortunately found a link between Covid-19 and the development of Alzheimer's, sometimes within a year of an older person contracting the virus. I consider this really bad news.
Thanks for the link. This does seem like bad news.
From the article (BBM):
The research, published in the
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, found that folks aged 65 and older who were infected with COVID-19 were 50% to 80% more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease within a year
compared to their peers who did not contract COVID-19. The highest risk was observed in women aged 85 or older.
The study looked at medical records for millions of Americans in the 65-plus age range, with 5.8 million people in the control group and 400,000 in the COVID-19 group.
The researchers were unable to determine if COVID-19 infection actually causes patients to develop Alzheimer's or if it simply causes the disease to express itself sooner than it would otherwise, but they plan to do more research on the subject going forward.
From another article (
COVID-19 Linked to Increased Alzheimer's Risk):
Association, not Causation
Heather Snyder, PhD, Alzheimer's Association vice president of medical and scientific relations, who commented on the findings for
Medscape Medical News, called the findings interesting but emphasized caution in interpreting the results.
"Because this study only showed an association through medical records, we cannot know what the underlying mechanisms driving this association are without more research," Snyder said. "If you have had COVID-19, it doesn't mean you're going to get dementia. But if you have had COVID-19 and are experiencing long-term symptoms including cognitive difficulties, talk to your doctor." .... Davis agreed, noting that this type of study offers information on association, but not causation.
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