Three patterns of gene expression are each consistent with unique features of known neurobiology: C1 is consistent with functional connection strength, C2 is consistent with brain oscillations in the theta …
Penetrance and predictive value of APOE4 homozygosity in AD. a, Distribution of ADNC scores by age at death. b, Frequency of amyloid and tau biomarker positivity within 5-year age intervals. …
Image source: Image generated by artificial intelligence Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Duke University show that 3-4% of self-identified black people in the United States have a genetic …
Average peak height velocity (cm/year) and average age at peak height velocity (years) for groups with different ancestral backgrounds. The yellow and purple lines represent the linear model fit to …
Credit: Neurons (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.04.002 In a study published in Neurons, researchers have discovered four new genetic risk factors for multiple system atrophy (MSA), shedding light on this poorly understood …
MRI of the heart in a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy (left) and in a patient without heart disease (right). People with dilated cardiomyopathy have an enlarged heart with a reduced …
Image source: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Natural history studies are an important standard in medical research because they analyze demographic, genetic, environmental, and other variables to better understand how diseases develop …
Image source: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Retinoblastoma is a rare pediatric cancer with approximately 250,300 new cases in the United States and 8,000 worldwide each year. This cancer grows in the …
Diana Azzam, a researcher in Azzam’s lab at Florida International University, and her clinical study participant Logan Jenner.Image source: Florida International University Researchers have developed a functional precision medicine approach …
Image source: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), intrusive thoughts, mood changes, and other symptoms following a trauma can greatly affect a person’s quality of life. About 6 …