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Deep learning shines a new light on Parkinson's detection through the eye

Study demonstrates the potential of deep learning algorithms to predict Parkinson's disease (PD) through retinal fundus imaging, offering a non-invasive, early diagnostic tool.

18 Feb 2024

Wastewater clues could revolutionize Alzheimer's detection

Review explores the potential of wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease (AD) through biomarkers in biofluids, offering a non-invasive, cost-effective approach to early detection and large-scale monitoring.

18 Feb 2024

New study pinpoints key markers for Long COVID diagnosis

Study identifies elevated serologic responses and memory CD8+ T cell clonal expansion as key markers of Long COVID, offering insights into its pathology and potential diagnostic approaches.

18 Feb 2024

New standards for evaluating aging biomarkers unveiled

A new paper led by Harvard researchers has zeroed in on biomarkers of aging using omic data from population-based studies.

16 Feb 2024

Study suggests patients with severe long COVID present with variable symptoms, do not cluster in relation to organs affected or immunological states

A new preprint reports significantly associated findings that may help predict severe long COVID and understand what causes it.

16 Feb 2024

Risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease for cardiovascular disease and all cause death in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Researchers investigated the link between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and all-cause death and cardiovascular disease.

16 Feb 2024

COVID-19 impacts the brain through body inflammation, research finds

Scientists still are not sure how neurological symptoms arise in COVID-19. Is it because SARS-CoV-2 infects the brain? Or are these symptoms the result of inflammation in the rest of the body?

16 Feb 2024

Study suggests CT imaging with automated AI system predicts EGFR genotype, identifying mutation status cost-effectively and non-invasively

Researchers developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based predictive system (AIPS) model for the early detection of lung cancer by combining radiological, clinical, and genetic data.

16 Feb 2024

Gender variations in brain aging among Parkinson's Disease patients

How sex influences brain aging in PD by analyzing MRI-derived brain age differences.

16 Feb 2024

Miracle surgery saves man with rare brain bubble at NYU Langone

Ivor Parker and Karen Palaza have been together for 20 years and treat each day as if it were Valentine's Day.

15 Feb 2024

GV1001 exerts anti-aging effects in triple transgenic Alzheimer's mice

A new research paper was published on the cover of Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 16, Issue 3, entitled, "GV1001 reduces neurodegeneration and prolongs lifespan in 3xTg-AD mouse model through anti-aging effects."

15 Feb 2024

Ketogenic diet shows promise in curbing cravings in alcohol use disorder patients

Study found that a ketogenic diet (KD) significantly increased serum beta-hydroxybutyrate levels, suggesting nutritional ketosis, and showed a trend towards reducing self-reported alcohol craving and a neurobiological craving signature (NCS) for alcohol in patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD), indicating its potential to modulate alcohol craving.

14 Feb 2024

Researchers develop 20 new recombinant rabies viral vectors for brain circuit mapping

A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has created 20 new recombinant rabies viral vectors for neural circuit mapping that offer a range of significant advantages over existing tools, including the ability to detect microstructural changes in models of aging and Alzheimer's disease brain neurons.

14 Feb 2024