Original title: Early role of vascular dysregulation on late-onset Alzheimer’s disease based on multifactorial data-driven analysis
Late-onset Alzheimer’s disease can affect many parts of the body and brain, but how these changes fit together is not well understood. The researchers combined brain scans with blood and spinal-fluid markers, then calculated how abnormal each measure was during disease progression. Their analysis suggests that changes in brain blood vessels may happen early, while cognitive decline is also noticeable in early stages. The timing is tentative and depends on the algorithms and markers used.
Imagine packing for a trip when the weather, your plans, and what fits in your bag all affect one another. It is hard to tell which problem starts first because each change can affect the others. In this paper, the packing choices stand for disease-related changes, and comparing many clues helps estimate which changes show up earlier.
If vessel changes occur early, they may help researchers identify people at risk sooner and guide studies of prevention. The analysis also links early disease stages with noticeable cognitive decline, rather than placing memory problems only late in progression.
The proposed timing of disease changes is tentative and depends on the algorithms and biomarkers used. The abstract does not establish that vascular changes cause Alzheimer’s disease, or that preventing them would prevent or delay it.
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Early role of vascular dysregulation on late-onset Alzheimer’s disease based on multifactorial data-driven analysis — Yasser Iturria‐Medina, Roberto Carlos Sotero, P.-J. Toussaint et al. — Nature Communications — doi:10.1038/ncomms11934
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