Vision transformers for the prediction of mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease progression using mid-sagittal sMRI.

Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common causes of neurodegenerative disease affecting over 50 million people worldwide. However, most AD diagnosis occurs in the moderate to late stage, which means that the optimal time for treatment has already passed. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an intermediate state between cognitively normal people and AD patients.

Effects of transcranial ultrasound stimulation pulsed at 40 Hz on Aβ plaques and brain rhythms in 5×FAD mice.

Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia, and is characterized by amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques and tauopathy. Reducing Aβ has been considered a major AD treatment strategy in pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches. Impairment of gamma oscillations, which play an important role in perception and cognitive function, has been shown in mouse AD models and human patients.

Taxonomic notes on the genus Pseumenes Giordani Soika, 1935 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) from Vietnam with key to all known species in the Oriental region.

There are two species of the genus Pseumenes Giordani Soika, 1935 occurring in Vietnam, Pseumenes depressus depressus (de Saussure, 1855) and a new species, Pseumenes fulvus Nguyen. The new species is described and figured. A key to all known species of this genus from the Oriental region is provided.