Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection is very common in the human population all around the world. Although the majority of HCMV infections are asymptomatic, they can cause neurologic deficits. Previous studies have shown that immediate early protein 2 (IE2, also known as UL122) of HCMV is related with the cognitive disorder mechanism. Due to species isolation, […]

Objective: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the elderly. In early stages of PD, patients typically display normal brain magnet resonance imaging (MRI) in routine screening. Advanced imaging approaches are necessary to discriminate early PD patients from healthy controls. In this study, microstructural changes in relevant brain regions of early […]

Objective: Current evidence on the association between serum testosterone and cognitive performance has been inconsistent, especially in older adults. To investigate the associations between serum testosterone and cognitive performance in a nationally representative sample of older men and women.Methods: We used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011–2014. 1,303 men and […]