Findings, based on an analysis of 575 study participants, support the hypothesis that infections may negatively affect brain health. A new study from a team led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that signs of common infections in a sample of middle-aged and older adults were associated with poorer performance on a test of global cognitive function.
The results add to a growing body of evidence suggesting that infections in mid- and late-life can worsen cognitive performance and may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.
For their analysis, the researchers examined antibody levels to five common pathogens in 575 adults, ages 41 to 97...
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