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Depressive symptoms and plasma markers of Alzheimer’s disease and neurodegeneration: a coordinated meta-analysis of 8 cohort studies
Depressive symptoms and plasma markers of Alzheimer's disease and neurodegeneration: a coordinated meta-analysis of 8 cohort studies The Netherlands Consortium of Dementia Cohorts has performed a meta-analysis with 8 cohort studies to investigate the associations between depressive symptoms later in life and plasma markers for Alzheimer’s disease and neurodegeneration. The Leiden Longevity [...]
Healthful plant-based diet associates with greater well-being in older adults
A shift towards a more plant-based diet is promoted as healthy as well as sustainable. Whether this also applies to older adults is however less clear: On one hand plant-based diets may lead to energy deficits among vulnerable older adults and therefore negatively impact well-being. On the other hand, plant-based diets have been found [...]
New publication shows blood biomarkers for senescence endotypes in osteoarthritis patients
When cells reach a permanent growth arrest (Senescence) and resist death, this can result in numerous diseases, such as osteoarthritis. Here we show the presence of two different types of senescence in the blood metabolome of osteoarthritis patients. These blood metabolome patterns could function as biomarkers for patient-tailored targeting of senescence in OA. Accumulation [...]
The role of TNFRSF11B in development of osteoarthritic cartilage.
The role of TNFRSF11B in development of osteoarthritic cartilage. Rheumatology (Oxford) | 2022 Feb 2;61(2):856-864. | doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab440 Rodríguez Ruiz A, Tuerlings M, Das A, Coutinho de Almeida R, Suchiman HED, Nelissen RGHH, Ramos YFM, Meulenbelt I. Abstract Objectives: OA is a complex genetic disease with different risk factors contributing to its development. One of [...]
Leiden master’s student cracks epigenetic clock that predicts age – newsitem LUMC 14-01-2022
Researchers can accurately determine how old a person is based on the calibration of the DNA. To do this, they use a so-called epigenetic clock. Master's student Thomas Jonkman has now, nine years after the discovery, unravelled how this clock exactly works: it turns out to keep track of the ageing of our immune [...]
High-impact FN1 mutation decreases chondrogenic potential and affects cartilage deposition via decreased binding to collagen type II
High-impact FN1 mutation decreases chondrogenic potential and affects cartilage deposition via decreased binding to collagen type II I| November 5 - 2021 | Science Advances Marcella van Hoolwerff, Alejandro Rodríguez Ruiz, Marga Bouma, H. Eka D. Suchiman, Roman i. Koning, Carolina r. Jost, Aat a. Mulder, Christian Freund, Farshid Guilak, Yolande F. M. Ramos and Ingrid [...]