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Psychological traits may uncover why Alzheimer’s biology differs between patients

In 822 deceased older adults from ROS and MAP, researchers linked stable psychological traits to multi-omic molecular subtypes of Alzheimer’s dementia using postmortem brain tissue from the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Neuroticism and loneliness were associated with molecular progression, while purpose in life showed subtype-specific inverse associations, suggesting psychological traits may align with Alzheimer’s biology beyond conventional neuropathology.

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Amazon land use patterns reveal where vector-borne diseases collide

Researchers found that malaria-Chagas and dengue-ATL hotspots in the Brazilian Amazon aligned with distinct agrarian, socioeconomic, and environmental landscapes. The findings suggest that disease surveillance should account for land use, poverty, forest structure, mining, and local livelihoods rather than treating each infection in isolation.

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