COVID-19 infection could age brain by 20 years, lower IQ significantly

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  1. Stephen

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    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.

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