Surface area in one brain region increased by 21.53 square millimetres with probiotics, against a fall of 54.39 square millimetres with placebo over 52 weeks.Surface area in one brain region increased by 21.53 square millimetres with probiotics, against a fall of 54.39 square millimetres with placebo over 52 weeks.
Preprint: randomised trial in 68 older adults with early cognitive impairment, 52 weeks, against placeboProbiotics
Limit: Excluding participants without repeat, analyzable MRI could bias the comparison
Scans identified moderate or severe spinal fractures in 14.6% of 2,446 symptom-free UK Biobank participants aged 40–79, including people with normal bone density.Scans identified moderate or severe spinal fractures in 14.6% of 2,446 symptom-free UK Biobank participants aged 40–79, including people with normal bone density.
Cross-sectional study of 2,446 asymptomatic UK Biobank participantsBones and joints
Limit: Vertebral deformities could be misclassified as fractures without an external reference standard
Different upper spinal cord measurements peaked at ages 29.7–44.1 years in reference charts based on scans of 10,159 healthy people aged 8–85.Different upper spinal cord measurements peaked at ages 29.7–44.1 years in reference charts based on scans of 10,159 healthy people aged 8–85.
Preprint: cross-sectional study of 10,159 peopleBiomarkers
A cross-sectional study of 487 people with high blood pressure and 165 controls found region-specific differences in grey matter volume across disease-duration groups.A cross-sectional study of 487 people with high blood pressure and 165 controls found region-specific differences in grey matter volume across disease-duration groups.
The gap between scan-estimated and actual age exceeded age-matched controls by 7.64 years in schizophrenia and 7.61 years in frontotemporal dementia.The gap between scan-estimated and actual age exceeded age-matched controls by 7.64 years in schizophrenia and 7.61 years in frontotemporal dementia.