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Study Finds Sex Influences CSF Tau Levels in ApoE4 Carriers

The apolipoprotein E4 (ApoE4) allele, the strongest known genetic risk factor for late-onset sporadic Alzheimer’s disease, puts women at higher risk for the disease than men, but how remains unclear.
News Medical

Study measures viral antigen and inflammatory biomarkers in CSF of COVID-19 patients in relation to neurologic symptoms and disease severity

In a recent study published in Jama Network, researchers investigated the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on biomarkers in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Study: Viral Antigen and ...
Scientific American

Deep Sleep Gives Your Brain a Deep Clean

Why sleep has restorative—or damaging—effects on cognition and brain health has been an enduring mystery in biology. Researchers think cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may flush toxic waste out, “cleaning” ...
ascopubs.org

Intervention Nonadherence in the TrACER (S1415CD) Study: A Pragmatic Randomized Trial of a Standardized Order Entry for CSF Prescribing

Understanding Barriers and Facilitators to High-Quality Cancer Care Among Veterans With Lung Cancer: A Qualitative Study We conducted a cluster-randomized trial among 32 oncology clinics from the NCI ...
Business Wire

GM-CSF Knock-out CAR-T Study Published in Peer-Reviewed Journal Leukemia

CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated GM-CSF knock-out (GM-CSF ko) CAR-T cells demonstrate reduced apoptosis and enhanced in vivo anti-tumor activity in preclinical models Phase 3 SHIELD study utilizing lenzilumab to ...