Concentrations of microplastics and nanoplastics were higher in brain tissue than they were in liver or kidney tissue in post-mortem samples. (Nature Medicine)
People with Alzheimer’s disease had different breathing patterns than controls of a similar age. (Brain Communications)
SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with greater brain amyloid-beta pathology in older adults. (Nature Medicine)
The odds of hospitalization for people with Alzheimer’s and related dementias rose after 1 day of exposure to extreme heat, a study of Medicare beneficiaries showed. (JAMA Internal Medicine)
The median time of pediatric onset of multiple sclerosis in girls was 2.8 years after menarche. (Neurology)
Prehospital hypoxia, hypotension, and hypocarbia each were associated with poor outcomes after traumatic brain injury, raising the risks of death in the emergency department and hospital death. (JAMA Network Open)
A high prevalence of the oral Porphyromonas genus was associated with mild cognitive impairment. (PNAS Nexus)
A survey of 38,500 people with Parkinson’s disease detailed how sleep problems are associated with the disorder. (Journal of Sleep Research)
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis started enrolling adults with mutations that all but guarantee they will develop Alzheimer’s disease in a primary prevention trial of investigational remternetug.
NFL officials pointed to players choosing new helmet models as one reason concussions have declined. (ESPN)
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