AI-based optical diagnostic platform can distinguish harmless sniffles from risky brain fluid leaks

A collaborative research team has developed the world's first AI-based optical diagnostic platform that enables rapid and ...
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CSF Metabolomics Can Predict Cognitive Risk During Pediatric ALL Therapy

Chemotherapy for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) induces rapid and durable alterations in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) metabolism, and a lipid-rich CSF signature measured early in treatment ...
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Diagnosis of CIDP (Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy)

CIDP causes muscle weakness and numbness, among other symptoms. Diagnosing CIDP involves peripheral nervous system testing, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, and imaging. CIDP is an immune-mediated ...
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Does CSF Aβ Reflect Protofibril Concentration, Rather Than Plaques?

In the Alzheimer’s field, conventional wisdom holds that the growth of amyloid plaques in the brain soaks up Aβ42 peptide, depleting it from cerebrospinal fluid. Now, in the February 12 Nature Aging ...