San Antonio Express-News: Research looks for possible COVID tie to later Alzheimer’s

July 30, 2021

Dr. Gabriel A. de Erausquin, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, had his team’s study reported in the San Antonio Express-News. The study, conducted in Argentina, found that adults over the age of 60 were likely to have issues with cognitive function, such as memory loss and confusion, after a COVID-19 infection. Read […]


Associated Press: Research looks for possible COVID tie to later Alzheimer’s

July 30, 2021

Dr. Gabriel A. de Erausquin, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, had his team’s study reported in the Associated Press. The study, conducted in Argentina, found that adults over the age of 60 were likely to have issues with cognitive function, such as memory loss and confusion, after a COVID-19 infection. Read story


HealthDay News: Cognitive impairment reported after COVID-19 infection

July 30, 2021

Dr. Gabriel A. de Erausquin, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, had his team’s study reported in HealthDay News. The study, conducted in Argentina, found that adults over the age of 60 were likely to have issues with cognitive function, such as memory loss and confusion, after a COVID-19 infection. Read story



Forbes: New research shines light on how COVID-19 can damage the brain

July 30, 2021

Dr. Gabriel A. de Erausquin, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, had his team’s study reported in Forbes. The study, conducted in Argentina, found that adults over the age of 60 were likely to have issues with cognitive function, such as memory loss and confusion, after a COVID-19 infection. Read story


Thinking impaired in 60% of COVID-19 survivors, study finds

July 29, 2021

Loss of smell also observed in Argentine sample. Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu DENVER, Colo. (July 29, 2021) — In a sample of over 400 older adults in Argentina who had recovered from COVID-19, more than 60% displayed some degree of cognitive impairment, a researcher from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San […]

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