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A new study published in Nature Aging adds to growing evidence that severe infections, including flu, herpes and respiratory tract infections, are linked to accelerated brain atrophy and increased risk of dementia years later.

Serious infections linked to dementia risk, study shows
Serious infections linked to dementia risk, study shows

Flu, herpes and respiratory tract and other serious infections are linked to accelerated brain atrophy and increased risk of dementia years later, a study says.

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AMaverym.bsky.social

Ever since people started linking Covid to mental decline, I've suspected that it was equally true of flu and shingles. Glad this is being researched.

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There is something missing from that list, something that seems to have been forcefully deleted from our collective memory with the aid of nefarious News Media.

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So Trump really does have syphilis?

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