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The reason why is still unclear, though. The researchers are uncertain if COVID-19 infection actually spurs Alzheimer’s disease to develop or if the virus simply accelerates the disease’s emergence.
Regardless, the implications such a relationship would have on both patient care and medical professions could be damning, according to Davis.
“If this increase in new diagnoses of Alzheimer’s disease is sustained, the wave of patients with a disease currently without a cure will be substantial and could further strain our long-term care resources,” Davis said.
So, even though numerous general risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease have been reduced among U.S. adults– including heart disease, hypertension, and obesity– medical professionals will have to monitor trends and pay close attention to COVID-19 medical history.
The research team now also plans to dive deeper into the effects of COVID-19 on Alzheimer’s disease, as well as other neurodegenerative disorders, with hopes of potentially repurposing FDA-approved drugs to battle long-term COVID effects.
To read the study’s complete findings, which have since been published in Alzheimer’s Disease, visit the link here.
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