Association between household size and risk of incident dementia in the UK Biobank study.

Currently, the relationship between household size and incident dementia, along with the underlying neurobiological mechanisms, remains unclear. This prospective cohort study was based on UK Biobank participants aged ≥ 50 years without a history of dementia. The linear and non-linear longitudinal association was assessed using Cox proportional hazards regression and restricted cubic spline models.

Identification of potential drugs for Parkinson's disease based on a sub-pathway method.

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease in ageing individuals. Current therapeutic regimen suffers from general side effects and a poor efficiency for PD symptoms. The need for development new therapeutic agents for PD is urgent.

Identifying distinct candidate genes for early Parkinson's disease by analysis of gene expression in whole blood.

Objective: Parkinson disease (PD) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system, and in the majority of cases, the causes of PD are unknown. Coupled with impressive advances in statistical tools for analyzing large, complex data sets, well-designed microarray experiments are poised to make a big impact in the field of diseases. So we set the study to identify distinct PD-associated candidates.