Correlation between iron deposition and cognitive function in mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease based on quantitative susceptibility mapping.

Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressively worsening cognitive decline and memory loss. Excessive iron accumulation produces severe cognitive impairment. However, there are no uniform conclusions about changes in brain iron content in AD.

Quantifying cerebral blood flow changes using arterial spin labeling: A comparative study of idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder and Parkinson's disease.

Introduction: Idiopathic rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder (iRBD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) have been found to have changes in cerebral perfusion and overlap of some of the lesioned brain areas. However, a consensus regarding the specific location and diagnostic significance of these cerebral blood perfusion alternations remains elusive in both iRBD and PD. The present study evaluated the patterns of cerebral blood flow changes in iRBD and PD.

Lower fractional dimension in Alzheimer's disease correlates with reduced locus coeruleus signal intensity.

This study aimed to determine the pattern of fractional dimension (FD) in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients, and investigate the relationship between FD and the locus coeruleus (LC) signal intensity.A total of 27 patients with AD and 25 healthy controls (HC) were collected to estimate the pattern of fractional dimension (FD) and cortical thickness (CT) using the Computational Anatomy Toolbox (CAT12), and statistically analyze between groups on a vertex level using statistical parametric mapping 12. In addition, they were examined by neuromelanin sensitive MRI(NM-MRI) technique to calculate the locus coeruleus signal contrast ratios (LC-CRs).

Decreased locus coeruleus signal associated with Alzheimer's disease based on neuromelanin-sensitive magnetic resonance imaging technique.

Objective: Neuromelanin-sensitive magnetic resonance imaging (NM-MRI) technique was used to detect the changes of the locus coeruleus (LC) signals in Alzheimer's disease patients (AD), and to analyze its correlation with cognitive function.

Materials And Methods: A total of 27 patients with AD, 15 patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and 25 healthy controls (HC) were examined by NM-MRI technique. ImageJ software was used to measure the LC signals.

Surface hydroxyl groups functionalized graphite carbon nitride for high efficient removal of diquat dibromide from water.

In the study, we present a quick potassium hydroxide heat treatment approach to optimize the "melon" framework of graphite carbon nitride and modify the surface properties by functionalization of hydroxyl groups. The hydroxyl groups functionalized g-CN samples have been applied as bifunctional materials for efficient elimination of diquat dibromide herbicide through synergistic adsorption/photodegradation processes. The structural characterizations of the as-obtained samples, combined with the detailed diquat dibromide herbicide adsorption study, reveal that the surface hydroxyl groups are the active sites for the diquat dibromide adsorption, which account for the much enhanced saturation adsorption capacities of 159.