Background: Practice effects are a well-known cognitive phenomenon that is reduced in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). We aimed to investigate whether cognitively unimpaired (CU) individuals within the Alzheimer's continuum (i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Neuropsychological performance guides diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making on Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related disorders. Despite broad recognition that amyloid-beta (Aβ) impacts cognition during preclinical AD, the added value of Aβ-negative norms remains uncertain. Furthermore, normative modeling is constrained by limitations inherent to traditional methods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnderstanding the molecular mechanisms which drive and modulate host-pathogen interactions are essential when designing effective therapeutic and diagnostic approaches aimed at controlling infectious diseases. Certain large and giant viruses have recently been discovered as components of the human virome, yet little is known about their interactions with the host immune system. We have dissected the role of viral N-linked glycans during the interaction between the glycoproteins from six chloroviruses (belonging to three chlorovirus classes: NC64A, SAG, and Osy viruses) and the representative carbohydrate-binding receptors of the innate immune system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Alemtuzumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody approved for the treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). Its efficacy and safety have been widely demonstrated in clinical trials, but experience from real-world cohorts is also needed to support its clinical use. Quality of life (QoL) outcomes are an important complement to the clinical benefits of treatment, offering a patient-centered perspective on how the drug contributes to general well-being.
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