Nature

Cognitive function is associated with performance in time up and go test and with leptin blood levels in community-dwelling older women

Considering the challenge that cognitive dysfunction and dementia represent to health is imperative to prioritize early diagnosis strategies and explore the pathophysiological mechanisms. There is no ...
Nature

Seven-year performance of a clinical metagenomic next-generation sequencing test for diagnosis of central nervous system infections

Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is an agnostic method for broad-based diagnosis of central nervous system (CNS) infections. Here we analyzed the 7-year ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Geographical Variation in Kidney Function Testing and Associations With Health Care Costs Among Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes

OBJECTIVES: Clinical practice guidelines recommend at least annual testing of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uACR) for patients with chronic kidney ...
ZME Science

Can Cognitive Tests Predict Daily Life With MS? The Answer Is Yes, But Not Perfectly

But for people with multiple sclerosis, it can offer clues about something more urgent: whether they can keep driving, ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Requirements for Pulmonary Function Testing in Social Security Disability Evaluations

The Social Security Administration has requested the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review the latest published research and science and produce a report addressing best ...