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NIH-Funded Scientists Map Alzheimer's and Related Brain Disorders at Single-Cell Resolution

23 Sep 2026 10:54 a.m. · Source: National Institutes of Health

PsychAD researchers built a single-cell atlas of the human prefrontal cortex using 6.3 million nuclei from 1,494 donors, mapping molecular drivers of Alzheimer's, related dementias and psychiatric disorders.

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New Blood Test Predicts Alzheimer's Symptom Onset with Greater Accuracy

1 Jul 2026 8:47 a.m. · Source: National Institutes of Health

A new NIH-funded study reveals a novel Alzheimer's blood test utilizing circular RNAs (circRNAs) can predict symptom onset more accurately than current diagnostics. This breakthrough could revolutionize patient selection for clinical trials and treatment monitoring.

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