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> The infected participants also showed on average larger cognitive decline between the two timepoints. Importantly, these imaging and cognitive longitudinal ef
by burlesona 5y ago
> The infected participants also showed on average larger cognitive decline between the two timepoints. Importantly, these imaging and cognitive longitudinal effects were still seen after excluding the 15 cases who had been hospitalised.
The paper is a little dense, but Business Insider summarizes as follows:
> Researchers estimate the changes, which can impair cognitive function, correspond to an extra 1 to 10 years of aging.
(https://www.businessinsider.com/mild-covid-damage-age-brain-uk-biobank-study-finds-2022-3 https://www.businessinsider.com/mild-covid-damage-age-brain-...)