Imagine you’re trying to navigate through a crowded amusement park, but there’s a glitch in your map app that makes it harder for you to move around and find your way. That glitch is similar to what happens in the brains of Parkinson’s disease patients with a certain gene variant called GBA. A recent study […]
Published on February 10, 2023
Imagine a roller coaster ride that represents the relationship between cardiovascular risk factor changes and cognitive impairment. This study examined the long-term trajectories of changes in cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) like blood pressure and body mass index in Chinese adults over 60 years old. By using a fancy statistical model called latent growth mixture model, […]
Published on February 10, 2023
Imagine you have a toolbox full of different tools, but you’re not sure which one will fix a particular problem. That’s the situation we’re facing when it comes to finding a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Researchers have discovered that there is a connection between type 2 diabetes and AD, with diabetes increasing the risk […]
Published on February 10, 2023