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\nUniversity of Kentucky researchers made a major breakthrough in understanding long COVID finding it could lead to Alzheimer\u2019s-like brain changes.<\/p>\n
\nUniversity of Kentucky researchers made a major breakthrough in understanding long COVID finding it could lead to Alzheimer\u2019s-like brain changes.<\/p>\n
Dr. Yang Jiang, Bob Sompol, and Chris Norris are the three researchers from University of Kentucky\u2019s Sanders-Brown Center on Aging who spent years studying COVID-19 patients.<\/p>\n
The trio discovered brain functions after Long COVID are strikingly similar to those with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.<\/p>\n
That includes brain fog, confusion, and memory deficits.<\/p>\n
The researchers connected with other scientist and got their study published in Alzheimer\u2019s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer\u2019s Association.<\/p>\n
It highlights brain disorders and focuses on understanding brain fog, a symptom so many COVID survivors experience months after testing positive.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
This could slow, or even prevent, memory loss and concentration issues.
\nSource: WDRB<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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