Imagine microglia as the superheroes safeguarding your brain. These immune cells, known as microglia, have a crucial role in age-related neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs). They respond to damage, regulate inflammation, and clean up harmful substances in the central nervous system. One of their powerful abilities is autophagy, where they act like molecular garbage disposals, breaking down […]
Imagine gout patients as fearless defenders, fighting off the enemies of dementia, Alzheimer’s, and vascular dementia. A team of researchers gathered evidence from six cohort studies, examining over 2 million individuals, to assess the connection between gout and these conditions. The analysis revealed that gout patients had a lower risk of all-cause dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, […]
Imagine you’re a detective in a movie, trying to crack a case. In this case, your mission is to predict cognitive impairment risk in elderly illiterate Chinese women. To achieve this, researchers used a powerful tool called a prediction model. Just like how the detective gathers clues and evidence to uncover the truth, the scientists […]
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