Study Links COVID To Increased Risk Of Alzheimer’s

The Associated Press reports:

COVID-19 infection may significantly boost an older person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a new, large-scale study suggests. People 65 and older who contracted COVID were nearly 70% more likely overall to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s within a year of their infection, researchers report.

The elderly fared even worse, with the risk of Alzheimer’s doubling in COVID patients who were over 85, researchers found.

Researchers reviewed medical records for more than 6.2 million U.S. seniors who saw a doctor or health care professional between February 2020 and May 2021. None of the people studied had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

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