Shared brain and genetic architectures between mental health and physical activity
Zhang W, Paul S, Winkler A, Bogdan R, Bijsterbosch J. Shared brain and genetic architectures between mental health and physical activity. Translational Psychiatry 2022, 12: 428. PMID: 36192376, PMCID: PMC9530213, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-022-02172-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical activityMental healthConnectivity strengthPhysical activity measuresSelf-reported mental health measuresMental health measuresPhysical activity modelBrain network architectureLatent causal variable analysisAccelerometer-derived measuresHealth measuresActivity measuresBeneficial effectsBiological correlatesUK BiobankCausal relationshipBrain mechanismsNeural correlatesHealthLinkage disequilibrium score regressionSimilar loading patternsBrainPutative causal relationshipDisequilibrium score regressionForms of psychopathologySARS-CoV-2 is associated with changes in brain structure in UK Biobank
Douaud G, Lee S, Alfaro-Almagro F, Arthofer C, Wang C, McCarthy P, Lange F, Andersson J, Griffanti L, Duff E, Jbabdi S, Taschler B, Keating P, Winkler A, Collins R, Matthews P, Allen N, Miller K, Nichols T, Smith S. SARS-CoV-2 is associated with changes in brain structure in UK Biobank. Nature 2022, 604: 697-707. PMID: 35255491, PMCID: PMC9046077, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-04569-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2Pre-existing risk factorsSARS-CoV-2 infectionSARS-CoV-2 casesPrimary olfactory cortexGreater reductionUK BiobankGreater cognitive declineMagnetic resonance imagingGray matter thicknessLongitudinal effectsNeuroinflammatory eventsRisk factorsOlfactory cortexMild casesBrain changesBrain pathologyCOVID-191Parahippocampal gyrusBrain imaging resultsCognitive declineTissue damageResonance imagingOlfactory pathwayOrbitofrontal cortex