Apparently Covid Aged All Our Brains, Even If You Didn't Catch It

Those with long Covid, a condition which sees symptoms persist months or even years after catching the Covid-19 virus, have long reported “brain fog”.

Though scientists aren’t sure why the link seems to exist, some suspect that Covid can persist in the gut long after the acute infection has gone – creating microbiome changes associated with brain issues.

But new research published in Nature Communications this week (22 July) has suggested the pandemic may have aged all of our brains, whether we caught the virus or not.