Over-65s who had Covid are 80 per cent more likely to develop Alzheimer’s, study reveals - The Independent

The findings show that the risk of Alzheimer’s disease nearly doubled from 0.35 per cent to 0.68 per cent in older people in the year following their diagnosis.

The reseachers are still unclear whether coronavirus triggers new development of Alzheimer’s disease or accelerates its emergence.

Dr Pamela Davis, a research professor at the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, and co-author of the study, said: “The factors that play into the development of Alzheimer’s disease have been poorly understood, but two pieces considered important are prior infections, especially viral infections, and inflammation.

The team plans to continue studying the effects of Covid on Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.

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The risk of Alzheimer’s disease nearly doubled from in older people in the year following their Covid diagnosis