2024
The brain structure, inflammatory, and genetic mechanisms mediate the association between physical frailty and depression
Jiang R, Noble S, Rosenblatt M, Dai W, Ye J, Liu S, Qi S, Calhoun V, Sui J, Scheinost D. The brain structure, inflammatory, and genetic mechanisms mediate the association between physical frailty and depression. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 4411. PMID: 38782943, PMCID: PMC11116547, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48827-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident depressionPre-frailPhysical frailtyFrail individualsPopulation attributable fraction analysisRisk factors of depressionMendelian randomization analysisFactors of depressionPotential causal effectModifiable risk factorsNon-frail individualsCross-sectional studyEffect of frailtyHigher disease burdenUK BiobankRandomization analysisBrain volumeDepression casesDisease burdenFrailtyRegional brain volumesIncreased riskDepressionHigh riskFollow-up
2023
A systematic review of neuroimaging epigenetic research: calling for an increased focus on development
Walton E, Baltramonaityte V, Calhoun V, Heijmans B, Thompson P, Cecil C. A systematic review of neuroimaging epigenetic research: calling for an increased focus on development. Molecular Psychiatry 2023, 28: 2839-2847. PMID: 37185958, PMCID: PMC10615743, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-023-02067-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBrainChildDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticHumansNeuroimagingProspective StudiesConceptsFunctional neuroimaging measuresBrain-based disordersBrain imaging measuresBrain alterationsNeuroimaging measuresBrain outcomesInvestigate environmental influencesBehavioral outcomesDevelopmental periodEnvironmental influencesSample characteristicsDNA methylationSystematically review evidenceBrainTime of lifeDisordersMeasurement of DNA methylationContext of healthImaging measurementsCandidate-gene approachEpigenetic mechanismsEpigenetic researchMeta-analysisDNA methylation markersYears of age