https://www.braintomorrow.com/covid-19-infection-could-age-brain-by-20-years-lower-iq-significantly/ COVID-19 infection could age brain by 20 years, lower IQ significantly A severe coronavirus infection could leave patients with the brain of a 70-year-old, lowering someone’s IQ by 10 points, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London found that COVID patients are dealing with levels of cognitive impairment which are similar to the decline a healthy person sees between the ages of 50 and 70. Disturbingly, the team warns that this damage may never fully heal. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - There will be a new article posted in this Health and Medicine section in the near future which can help prevent you from catching this potentially dangerous virus.