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People who had severe covid-19 show cognitive decline years later (www.newscientist.com)

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An analysis of people who were hospitalised with covid-19 in the first wave of the pandemic has revealed that the ongoing decline in their cognitive abilities is the equivalent to losing 10 IQ points

The cognitive abilities of people who were hospitalised with covid-19 during the first wave of the pandemic remain lower than expected, even years later, and there is some evidence that this is forcing them to change jobs.

“What we found is that the average cognitive deficit was equivalent to 10 IQ points, based on what would be expected for their age, et cetera,” says Maxime Taquet at the University of Oxford.

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[–] solrize@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

This explains Trump and Biden?

[–] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 27 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Given their age it's more likely lead poisoning

[–] pkill@programming.dev 5 points 3 months ago

or both

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They’re old enough that my bet is atomic testing.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

All of the above. Plus some affluenza.

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world -2 points 3 months ago

Haha, rich people houses didn't use lead paint. That was for the poors. Rich people have paneling and frescoes.

[–] Drusas@kbin.run 4 points 3 months ago

Christ, can not every thread be about them?