University of Kentucky researchers made a major breakthrough in understanding long COVID finding it could lead to Alzheimer’s-like brain changes.
Dr. Yang Jiang, Bob Sompol, and Chris Norris are the three researchers from University of Kentucky’s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging who spent years studying COVID-19 patients.
The trio discovered brain functions after Long COVID are strikingly similar to those with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
That includes brain fog, confusion, and memory deficits.
The researchers connected with other scientist and got their study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association.
It highlights brain disorders and focuses on understanding brain fog, a symptom so many COVID survivors experience months after testing positive.
Jiang encourages everyone to monitor their brain health and get regular check-ups. Jiang believes early detection could help health care providers identify at-risk patients sooner.
This could slow, or even prevent, memory loss and concentration issues.
Source: WDRB
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