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Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant drops in IQ scores

  • Written by Ziyad Al-Aly, Chief of Research and Development, VA St. Louis Health Care System. Clinical Epidemiologist, Washington University in St. Louis
imageResearch shows that even mild COVID-19 can lead to the equivalent of seven years of brain aging.Victor Habbick Visions/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

From the very early days of the pandemic, brain fogemerged as a significant health condition that many experience after COVID-19.

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