BackgroundSubjective cognitive decline (SCD) represents the first early symptomatic stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD).ObjectiveWe aimed to investigate the relationships between features in SCD and to Show more
BackgroundSubjective cognitive decline (SCD) represents the first early symptomatic stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD).ObjectiveWe aimed to investigate the relationships between features in SCD and to assess the importance of these features in the future development of dementia to inform a targeted management protocol.Methods440 SCD patients underwent neurological and neuropsychological assessments, MRI scans, Show less
Methylation of CpG islands plays a crucial role in the regulation of gene expression. The study of DNA methylation profiles offers deep insights into key oncogenic processes and facilitates the differ Show more
Methylation of CpG islands plays a crucial role in the regulation of gene expression. The study of DNA methylation profiles offers deep insights into key oncogenic processes and facilitates the differentiation of tumor entities at the epigenetic level. Methylation profiling was performed on 8 CNS tumors (6 children, 1 adolescent, 1 young adult) with inconclusive diagnoses, available frozen tissue, and surgeries dating back over 5 years. Our goal was to correlate the resulting methylation classes with the clinical-radiological data and to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic power of this analysis. The resulting molecularly defined diagnoses were: pilocytic astrocytoma (3 cases), pilocytic astrocytoma subclass Show less
The early detection of cutaneous melanoma, a potentially lethal cancer with rising incidence, is fundamental to increasing survival and therapeutic adjustment. In stages II-IV especially, additional i Show more
The early detection of cutaneous melanoma, a potentially lethal cancer with rising incidence, is fundamental to increasing survival and therapeutic adjustment. In stages II-IV especially, additional indications for adjuvant therapy purposes after resection and for treatment of metastatic patients are urgently needed. We investigated whether the fatty acid (FA) and protein compositions of small extracellular vesicles (sEV) derived from the plasma of stage 0-I, II and III-IV melanoma patients ( Show less