Journal Article

The European Medicines Agency has recommended testing for the ApoE-genotype prior to treatment of Alzheimer's disease with Lecanemab. The drug approval is limited to patients who are not homozygous for the ApoE epsilon 4 allele. [...]

Twinkle, encoded by the TWNK gene, is a mitochondrial DNA helicase that unwinds the double helix of DNA during replication, playing a pivotal role in mitochondrial function. Twinkle-related disorders encompass a variety of genetic disorders characterized by mitochondrial dysfunction. [...]

A specific and accurate blood test for acute brain injury could help monitor infarct growth in ischemic stroke and serve as a surrogate end point in clinical trials. Using a single-molecule detection assay, we assessed plasma brain-derived tau (BD-tau), a marker selectively quantifying tau protein from the central nervous system, in a prospective cohort of 502 patients with acute ischemic stroke with serial blood sampling from admission to day 7. [...]

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) is characterised by progressive brain atrophy, with regional volume loss detectable via MRI prior to clinical manifestation. We aimed to identify the previously unknown sequence of brain atrophy in SCA3 and evaluate whether this sequence can be translated into an atrophy staging framework to enable accurate clinical prognosis and trial enrichment.We included data from 322 SCA3 mutation carriers, enrolled in observational studies conducted across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. [...]

The Golgi apparatus is the central hub of secretory and endosomal pathways in a eukaryotic cell. Despite having a conserved basic organization, the Golgi varies greatly in structure and operation mode between different cell types, ranging from dispersed cisternae in the budding yeast to the ribbon of cisternae stacks in most mammalian cells. [...]

The β-secretase BACE1 (β-site amyloid precursor (APP) cleaving enzyme 1) is a major drug target for Alzheimer's disease (AD), as it catalyzes the first step in amyloid β (Aβ) generation, but has additional substrates and functions, in particular in the brain. Several advanced clinical trials with BACE1 inhibitors were stopped because of an adverse event, a mild cognitive worsening. [...]

Spatial biology has emerged as a pivotal area in many life science fields, with mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) becoming a cornerstone for molecular imaging. Among recent advancements to increase sensitivity, MALDI-2 technology has significantly expanded the molecular space accessible to MSI, increasing the ion yields of neutral metabolites, such as sterols. [...]

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) and chimeric antigen receptor T‑cell (CAR-T) therapies have fundamentally transformed oncology. With their increasing use, immune-related adverse events (irAEs) have gained attention, including those affecting the nervous system.To describe the clinical and imaging characteristics of neurological immune-related adverse events (NirAEs) under ICI and CAR‑T therapy, as well as their differential diagnostic and therapeutic implications.Review of current literature on the incidence, clinical spectrum, and imaging features of NirAEs.NirAEs occur in approximately 1-6% of patients treated with ICIs. [...]

Glioblastoma (GBM) is a devastating brain tumor with limited treatment success, partly because in vitro models poorly mimic in vivo complexity. This study introduces a high-throughput 3D culture platform utilizing modular starPEG–glycosaminoglycan (GAG) hydrogels that enable independent control of extracellular matrix (ECM) cues: stiffness, cytokine affinity, matrix metalloproteinase-responsive remodeling, and cell adhesiveness via integrin-binding RGD peptides. [...]

There is a wide treatment heterogeneity for asphyxiated newborn infants between hospitals in Germany. This study aimed to identify the leading entry criteria initiating therapeutic hypothermia (TH) using data from the German Hypothermia Registry.We retrospectively analyzed 262 asphyxiated newborn infants treated with TH across 74 neonatal units in Germany. [...]