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A large multi-ancestry genetic analysis identified 127 genomic loci associated with Alzheimer's disease, including 48 previously unreported loci, and implicated microglial and neuronal gene-expression patterns in disease susceptibility. The researchers estimated that common genetic variants account for 16% of Alzheimer's disease liability in European-ancestry populations, substantially higher tha…

In a cross-sectional analysis of 7,256 adults from the Maastricht Study, researchers found that greater adherence to the DASH and Dutch Healthy Diet patterns was associated with higher very-low-frequency (VLF) heart rate variability power, particularly among participants not taking beta-blockers. No significant associations were observed across time-domain HRV measures after full adjustment, and …

University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researcher-clinicians have uncovered why many pulmonary hypertension patients report symptoms of cognitive decline.

To adapt to changing environments and bodily functions across the lifespan, many mammals rely on compensatory changes in the brain.

Professor Tim Vogels from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) will receive $3 million as part of an ambitious new $80 million international research initiative exploring how energy shapes brain function.

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside and City of Hope have identified a new strategy for treating systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or lupus, an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks healthy tissues.

Epithelial barriers are active organizers of tissue homeostasis, immune surveillance and host defense, yet chronic inflammation can corrupt their repair and communication with connective tissue.

WT outcomes have improved substantially through progress in molecular diagnosis, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery. Yet surgical management remains inconsistent, especially for large tumors, adjacent-organ invasion, intravascular extension, nephron-sparing surgery (NSS), and lymph node biopsy.