IntroductionIt is unknown whether vascular and metabolic diseases assessed in early adulthood are associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) later in life. MethodsAssociation of AD with lipid fractions, glucose, blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), and smoking obtained prospectively from 4932 Framingham Heart Study (FHS) participants across nine quadrennial examinations was evaluated using Cox proportional hazard… Continue reading Midlife lipid and glucose levels are associated with Alzheimer’s disease
Category: Neurology
Stroke Associated with COVID-19 Vaccines
Development of safe and effective vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains the cornerstone of controlling this pandemic. However, there are increasing reports of various types of stroke including ischemic stroke, and hemorrhagic stroke, as well as cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) after COVID-19 vaccination. This paper aims to review reports of stroke associated with… Continue reading Stroke Associated with COVID-19 Vaccines
Cerebral venous thrombosis after vaccination against COVID-19 in the UK: a multicentre cohort study
BackgroundA new syndrome of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) has emerged as a rare side-effect of vaccination against COVID-19. Cerebral venous thrombosis is the most common manifestation of this syndrome but, to our knowledge, has not previously been described in detail. We aimed to document the features of post-vaccination cerebral venous thrombosis with and without… Continue reading Cerebral venous thrombosis after vaccination against COVID-19 in the UK: a multicentre cohort study
Association of midlife antibiotic use with subsequent cognitive function in women
The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized to play a role in cognition and dementia. Antibiotic use impacts the gut microbiome and has been linked with chronic disease. Despite these data, there is no evidence supporting an association between long-term antibiotic use in adults and cognitive function. We conducted a prospective population-based cohort study among 14,542… Continue reading Association of midlife antibiotic use with subsequent cognitive function in women
Association between lithium use and the incidence of dementia and its subtypes: A retrospective cohort study
BackgroundDementia is the leading cause of death in elderly Western populations. Preventative interventions that could delay dementia onset even modestly would provide a major public health impact. There are no disease-modifying treatments currently available. Lithium has been proposed as a potential treatment. We assessed the association between lithium use and the incidence of dementia and… Continue reading Association between lithium use and the incidence of dementia and its subtypes: A retrospective cohort study
Serum folate deficiency and the risks of dementia and all-cause mortality: a national study of old age
The association between serum folate deficiency and the risk of dementia in old age is unclear, perhaps owing to small sample sizes, the competing risk of mortality or reverse causation. Objective To examine the associations between serum folate deficiency and the risks of incident dementia and all-cause mortality in a large national sample of older… Continue reading Serum folate deficiency and the risks of dementia and all-cause mortality: a national study of old age
Antibody cross-reactivity between casein and myelin-associated glycoprotein results in central nervous system demyelination
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most prevalent autoimmune disease of the central nervous system (CNS), leading to irreversible deficits in young adults. Its pathophysiology is believed to be influenced by environmental determinants. As far back as the 1990s, it had been suggested that there is a correlation between the consumption of cow’s milk and the… Continue reading Antibody cross-reactivity between casein and myelin-associated glycoprotein results in central nervous system demyelination
Mediobasal hypothalamic FKBP51 acts as a molecular switch linking autophagy to whole-body metabolism
The mediobasal hypothalamus (MBH) is the central region in the physiological response to metabolic stress. The FK506-binding protein 51 (FKBP51) is a major modulator of the stress response and has recently emerged as a scaffolder regulating metabolic and autophagy pathways. However, the detailed protein-protein interactions linking FKBP51 to autophagy upon metabolic challenges remain elusive. We… Continue reading Mediobasal hypothalamic FKBP51 acts as a molecular switch linking autophagy to whole-body metabolism
Endothelial Piezo1 sustains muscle capillary density and contributes to physical activity
Piezo1 forms mechanically activated nonselective cation channels that contribute to endothelial response to fluid flow. Here we reveal an important role in the control of capillary density. Conditional endothelial cell–specific deletion of Piezo1 in adult mice depressed physical performance. Muscle microvascular endothelial cell apoptosis and capillary rarefaction were evident and sufficient to account for the… Continue reading Endothelial Piezo1 sustains muscle capillary density and contributes to physical activity
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