Brain & Mind Preclinical research
Brain organoids preserved molecular signatures of their age for years
Long-lived human organoids followed reproducible developmental timing, offering a model—not a complete miniature brain.
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Brain Aging Research
Alzheimer biomarkers, neuroinflammation, cellular aging and longitudinal brain change without turning risk markers into diagnoses.
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2human studies
0randomized trials
0systematic reviews
0animal studies
What this hub covers
- Longitudinal imaging
- Blood and imaging biomarkers
- Microglia and inflammation
- Organoid and animal models
Questions we ask
- Is the evidence from humans?
- Does the marker predict symptoms?
- Has the mechanism been replicated independently?
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Brain & Mind Moderate evidence
Bone-marrow immune cells were found crossing into the aging human brain
NIH-highlighted research identified peripheral immune cells inside aging brain tissue, suggesting the blood-brain barrier becomes more permissive over time.
Brain & Mind Preliminary evidence
Brain immune activity may undergo a major shift in midlife
An NIH release describes postmortem hippocampal evidence from 40 healthy adults showing age-linked changes in immune-cell states.