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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Lifestyle
Jessica Knibbs

Loss of smell from Covid could increase Alzheimer's disease risk, warns new research

Roughly 5% of Covid-19 patients - 27 million people - have reported a loss of smell lasting for more than six months.

Researchers and health experts are now seeing strong links between this symptom and cognitive decline.

Alzheimer’s disease is synonymous with failing cognition.

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