Multivariate Analysis: Early role of vascular dysregulation on late-onset Alzheimer’s disease based on multifactorial data-driven analysis
To study multifactorial mechanisms underlying late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (LOAD) we examined 7,700 brain images and tens of plasma and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers from the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI).
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Mathematical Modeling: Epidemic Spreading Model to Characterize Misfolded Proteins Propagation in Aging and Associated Neurodegenerative Disorders
Misfolded proteins (MP) are a key component in aging and associated neurodegenerative disorders. For example, misfolded Amyloid-ß (Aß) and tau proteins are two neuropathogenic hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. Mechanisms underlying intra-brain MP propagation/deposition remain essentially uncharacterized. Here, is introduced an epidemic spreading model (ESM) for MP dynamics that considers propagation-like interactions between MP agents and the brain’s clearance response across the structural connectome.
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