Does COVID‐19 Infection Accelerate Age‐Related Cognitive Decline?
David L Woods, Kathleen Hall, Peter Pebler, Garrett Williams, Timothy J Herron, Michael Blank, Kristin Geraci, David K Johnson, Krista Schendel, Sandy J Lwi, Jas M Chok, Omar Kahly, Maria G Spinelli, Isabella Jaramillo, Juliana Baldo · 2025
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David Woods and a large team ask whether a COVID infection speeds up age-linked decline in thinking, in a study from 2025. Brain scans after COVID can look like scans in early memory illness, and the two share some signs. That overlap raised fear that infection could raise later risk.
The team tracked 415 older adults, most tested more than once from 2022 onward with a broad set of computer tasks. Those who had COVID scored worse at first glance. Once many background traits such as schooling, mood, and other ills were fully taken into account, the gap was no longer clear. The authors urge care in blaming infection alone.
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| CREATOR | David L Woods, Kathleen Hall, Peter Pebler, Garrett Williams, Timothy J Herron, Michael Blank, Kristin Geraci, David K Johnson, Krista Schendel, Sandy J Lwi, Jas M Chok, Omar Kahly, Maria G Spinelli, Isabella Jaramillo, Juliana Baldo |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |