Catarina Rua

Oct 10, 2024 | healthgrades.com | Tim Newman |Catarina Rua

Previous studies have shown that COVID-19 impacts brain health, but the details are still relatively mysterious. A new study takes a closer look using the latest scanning technology. The authors conclude that damage to the brainstem associated with infection may help explain some of the symptoms of long COVID. Following infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, some people experience long-term symptoms, including breathlessness and brain fog.

Apr 1, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Alexander G. Murley |Catarina Rua |Invicro London |Heather Biggs

Introduction Neuroferritinopathy (OMIM #606159) is a disorder of neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA type 3), typically presenting in mid-adulthood with a slowly progressive movement disorder and cognitive impairment.1 Most affected individuals have a single base insertion in exon 4 (c460InsA)2 of the ferritin light chain (FTL) gene but six other mutations in the same gene have been identified.3 All variants likely restrict ferritin iron-sequestering, causing iron deposition...

Feb 29, 2024 | alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Marianna Pope |Catarina Rua |Richard Henson |Zilong Ji

1 BACKGROUND Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading cause of dementia and mortality, with limited treatment options.1 One major reason for the historic failure of therapeutic trials is the difficulty in identifying the first onset of clinically relevant disease when interventions may have maximal value.

Jun 27, 2023 | nature.com | Paula Banca |Stephen J. Sawiak |Christopher Rodgers |Catarina Rua |Marjan Biria

ParticipantsThis study included 30 healthy volunteers and 31 participants with OCD who were fluent English speakers and were matched for age, gender and IQ. Table 3 shows the demographic and clinical characteristics of both groups. Healthy individuals were recruited from the community, were all in good health, unmedicated and had no history of neurological or psychiatric conditions.

Feb 3, 2023 | biorxiv.org | Catarina Rua |Richard N Henson |Marianna Pope |Zilong Ji

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