Medical Oddities: For the Birds—and the Brain

• by Teraya Smith

• February 25, 2026

Misdiagnosis Common in Parkinsonian Disorders

Autopsy-confirmed findings linked diagnostic errors, co-pathology, and genetic variation to distinct pathologic patterns across more than 3,300 donors with Parkinsonian disorders.

• by Andrea Surnit

• June 8, 2026

• 4 min

Cell Aging May Predict Future Disease

Plasma proteomic models of more than 40 cell types were associated with incident Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, cancer,  and mortality across three large cohorts.

• by Andrea Surnit

• June 18, 2026

• 4 min

Cognition Associated With Future Depression Risk

Lower cognition is associated with later depression in controls, while higher cognition is associated with relapse in remitted depression

• by Kathryn Wighton

• June 1, 2026

• 4 min