Specific body fat distribution patterns were associated with brain structural differences, cognitive decline, and increased risk for neurologic disease.

The earliest signs of dementia are rarely dramatic. They do not arrive as forgotten names or misplaced keys, but as changes so subtle they are almost impossible to notice: a slightly narrower ...

Learn about genetics of posterior cortical atrophy studies in Dr. Ertekin-Taner's Precision Medicine in Neurodegeneration Lab at Mayo Clinic.

This case study examines a 39-year-old male with severe neurological symptoms linked to Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS) triggered by endotoxin exposure from a kitty litter box and a ...

A novel outcome measure for geographic atrophy, the Geographic Atrophy Weighted-by-Acuity Index, aligned with best-corrected visual acuity, showing better correlation and predictive accuracy than the ...

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MCFARLAND - Gene Simpson passed away on Saturday, January 17, 2026, from complications of posterior cortical atrophy, a rare neurodegenerative disorder. Despite a steady, five-year decline, he ...

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Abstract: Neurodegenerative disorders exhibit correlated patterns of cortical atrophy across the brain, where the degree of atrophy deviates from what is expected in a typically healthy individual.