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A 2026 cerebrospinal-fluid proteomics preprint involving 87 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients, 89 healthy controls, and 61 neurological controls reported 399 ALS candidate protein…
Read articleA 2026 Australian ecological model found that 20-year-lagged cumulative population blood-lead burden was nonlinearly tied to motor neuron disease mortality (lead spline p = 0.00024), while n…
Read articleA 2026 total-body tau-PET study of 28 people with Alzheimer’s disease and 23 biomarker-negative controls found stronger brain-organ network connectivity in Alzheimer’s disease than in biomar…
Read articleA 2026 longitudinal MRI preprint involving 54 people with Friedreich ataxia and 57 controls found 3 biologically interpretable progression subtypes: microstructure-dominant, macrostructure-d…
Read articleMultiple system atrophy is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease with no proven disease-modifying therapy. A 2026 review by Jeong and colleagues tracks two decades of repurposed-dr…
Read articleCalorie restriction (CR) is increasingly recognized for its potential benefits beyond just weight loss, including reducing anxiety, slowing aging, and mitigating the risk of obesity. Recent …
Read articleRecent research has uncovered connections between the use of antidepressants and the risk of developing dementia in the elderly. This complex relationship, marked by varying results and cons…
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