Genetics of circadian rhythms and sleep in human health and disease

JM Lane, J Qian, E Mignot, S Redline… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Circadian rhythms and sleep are fundamental biological processes integral to human
health. Their disruption is associated with detrimental physiological consequences …

Applications of brain organoids in neurodevelopment and neurological diseases

N Sun, X Meng, Y Liu, D Song, C Jiang… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2021 - Springer
A brain organoid is a self-organizing three-dimensional tissue derived from human
embryonic stem cells or pluripotent stem cells and is able to simulate the architecture and …

Associations between handgrip strength and dementia risk, cognition, and neuroimaging outcomes in the UK Biobank cohort study

KA Duchowny, SF Ackley, WD Brenowitz… - JAMA network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The associations between muscle strength and cognitive outcomes have
sparked interest in interventions that increase muscle strength for prevention of dementia …

Sleep duration, genetic susceptibility, and Alzheimer's disease: a longitudinal UK Biobank-based study

S Yuan, W Ma, R Yang, F Xu, D Han, T Huang, MI Peng… - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most frequently occurring type of dementia.
Concurrently, inadequate sleep has been recognized as a public health epidemic. Notably …

Cataract, cataract surgery, and risk of incident dementia: a prospective cohort study of 300,823 participants

LZ Ma, YR Zhang, YZ Li, YN Ou, L Yang, SD Chen… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Visual impairment and interventions to preserve vision may impact dementia
risk. Thus, we aimed to explore the associations of cataract and cataract surgery with the risk …

Proteostasis failure exacerbates neuronal circuit dysfunction and sleep impairments in Alzheimer's disease

CD Morrone, R Raghuraman, SA Hussaini… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Failed proteostasis is a well-documented feature of Alzheimer's disease, particularly,
reduced protein degradation and clearance. However, the contribution of failed proteostasis …

Body mass index, genetic susceptibility, and Alzheimer's disease: a longitudinal study based on 475,813 participants from the UK Biobank

S Yuan, W Wu, W Ma, X Huang, T Huang… - Journal of Translational …, 2022 - Springer
Background The association between body mass index (BMI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD)
remains controversial. Genetic and environmental factors are now considered contributors to …

Current Alzheimer disease research highlights: evidence for novel risk factors

WD Brenowitz, Y Xiang, CT McEvoy, C Yang… - Chinese medical …, 2021 - mednexus.org
Alzheimer disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia characterized by the
progressive cognitive and social decline. Clinical drug targets have heavily focused on the …

Methods to address self-selection and reverse causation in studies of neighborhood environments and brain health

LM Besser, WD Brenowitz, OL Meyer… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Preliminary evidence suggests that neighborhood environments, such as socioeconomic
disadvantage, pedestrian and physical activity infrastructure, and availability of …

Relationship of sleep disorder with neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases: an updated review

X Xiao, Y Rui, Y Jin, M Chen - Neurochemical Research, 2024 - Springer
Sleep disorders affect many people worldwide and can accompany neurodegenerative and
psychiatric diseases. Sleep may be altered before the clinical manifestations of some of …