{"id":6576,"date":"2025-02-03T10:58:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T08:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/vcheni-znajshly-zvyazok-mizh-covid-19-i-hvoroboyu-alczgejmera\/"},"modified":"2025-02-03T12:02:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T10:02:03","slug":"scientists-find-link-between-covid-19-and-alzheimers-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/en\/scientists-find-link-between-covid-19-and-alzheimers-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists find link between COVID-19 and Alzheimer&#8217;s disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Recent research suggests that even mild cases of COVID-19 may lead to alterations in brain proteins associated with Alzheimer\u2019s disease, potentially increasing the risk of dementia.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4776\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4776\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4776\" src=\"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1200-800-16-10-24-01-2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1200-800-16-10-24-01-2.webp 1200w, https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1200-800-16-10-24-01-2-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4776\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">by @freepik<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A study <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41591-024-03426-4\">published<\/a> in <\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Nature Medicine<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> analyzed blood samples from UK Biobank participants and found that individuals with COVID-19 exhibited changes in neurodegeneration-related biomarkers. Among these markers, beta-amyloid (A\u03b242:A\u03b240), phosphorylated tau (pTau-181), and neurofilament light chain (NfL) showed significant alterations, indicating early pathological changes in the brain. Ultrasensitive assays allowed researchers to detect these changes with high precision before and after SARS-CoV-2 infection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The study involved 626 COVID-19-positive individuals and 626 matched controls, with participants selected based on age, gender, ethnicity, and lifestyle factors. The findings revealed that even mild cases of COVID-19 led to a reduced A\u03b242:A\u03b240 ratio, a biomarker linked to Alzheimer\u2019s pathology. Additionally, increased levels of pTau-181 and NfL indicated neuronal damage, which is more pronounced in older adults and individuals with pre-existing conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">While no direct causal link between COVID-19 and Alzheimer\u2019s disease has been established, the researchers emphasize the importance of long-term cognitive health monitoring in post-COVID patients. These findings highlight the need for further investigations to assess the long-term neurological consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection and develop strategies for mitigating potential risks.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recent research suggests that even mild cases of COVID-19 may lead to alterations in brain proteins associated with Alzheimer\u2019s disease, potentially increasing the risk of dementia. A study published in Nature Medicine analyzed blood samples from UK Biobank participants and found that individuals with COVID-19 exhibited changes in neurodegeneration-related biomarkers. Among these markers, beta-amyloid (A\u03b242:A\u03b240), [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[152],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6576","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news-en"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6576\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foliush-igor.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}