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Evaluating EEG complexity and spectral signatures in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia: evidence for rostrocaudal asymmetry

6 months 1 week ago
Accurate classification of neurodegenerative disorders remains a challenge in neuroscience. Using open-source electroencephalography (EEG) data, we investigated electrophysiological signatures to differentiate frontotemporal dementia (FTD) from Alzheimer's disease (AD) via complexity measures. Traditional relative band power analysis showed consistent increases in lower-frequency activity but did not distinguish the two disorders after correction. In contrast, fractal dimension and long-range...
Kassra Ghassemkhani

Boosting angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in microglia protects against Alzheimer's disease in 5xFAD mice

6 months 1 week ago
Genome-wide association studies have identified many gene polymorphisms associated with an increased risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD). Many of these LOAD risk-associated alleles alter disease pathogenesis by influencing innate immune responses and lipid metabolism of microglia (MG). Here we show that boosting the expression of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), a genome-wide association study LOAD risk-associated gene product, specifically in MG, reduces amyloid-β (Aβ)...
Andrew R Gomez