Nature Portfolio

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19 October 2026 04:33

Using AI to analyse medical scans from more than 100,000 people, researchers found that brown adipose tissue activity was associated with a healthier metabolic profile and lower prevalence of several health conditions, including psychiatric conditions. The findings are published in Nature. 🧪🩺

JAMA Neurology

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31 March 2026 07:28

Patients treated with cadaveric pituitary-derived human growth hormone contaminated with amyloid-β developed early-onset #AlzheimerDisease with prominent language deficits and histopathological features consistent with AD. ja.ma/4cdaqYk

Nature Medicine

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12 March 2026 16:07

Serum pTau levels are not specific to Alzheimer's disease and may also serve as diagnostic tool for other types of systemic amyloidosis, with potential utility in distinguishing amyloidosis-related polyneuropathy from other etiologies Mathias Jucker https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-026-04272-2

Amyloidosis UK

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11 March 2026 14:21

Another interesting development: this study provides further evidence that suggests the same biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease may also be indicative of ATTR and AL amyloidosis and could even be used as a diagnostic tool for all of these conditions.