Wei Cheng
@WeiFDU
Professor at Fudan University, working on neuroimaging and brain disorders.
In this study, Chen et al. use UK Biobank data to reveal a dietary pattern associated with a lower risk of dementia, and validate this in additional cohorts. nature.com/articles/s4156…
Now online - - had great fun thinking about this with colleagues from Shanghai! nature.com/articles/s4422… "brain-based heterogeneity is not a static feature; it is more pronounced at the onset of the disorder but reduced over the long term"
Heterogeneity appears to be mutable and 'front-loaded' in the course of schizophrenia; anatomical variability is high early on, but converges to be more predictable in the established phase medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
Overall, another great paper from the Alkes group at @HarvardChanSPH. Here are some of the co-authors I could find on twitter: @BennyStrobes @GaspardKerner @JohnNDanesh @WeiFDU @xilin_jiang Link to pre-print: medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
Our new study with Fudan University: Adolescents who sleep longer perform better at cognitive tasks | University of Cambridge @WeiFDU cam.ac.uk/research/news/…
Towards individualized #precisionmedicine and prediction of risk and treatment responses #heartdisease @uk_biobank @NatureMedicine nature.com/articles/s4159…
Up to 85% of people living with #dementia may not receive post-diagnosis care alzint.org/news-events/ne… via @AlzDisInt #Alzheimers
In response to a recent Guardian article about why approved researchers in China can access our data, we've provided some additional information for our participants, including how we follow Government guidance on who can use UK Biobank. Please read: ow.ly/m4x050VAIzp
Interesting reads on genetics, omics, & precision medicine from this week👇 1⃣A distribution atlas of the human proteome There is constant influx and efflux of proteins between the plasma and surrounding organs and cells. Applying proteomics in 18 organs & 8 blood cell types…
Metabolite signatures of chronological age, aging, survival, and longevity cell.com/cell-reports/f…
Our April issue is now live! nature.com/neuro/volumes/…
👉Using data from the UK Biobank, the authors investigate the differences between short and long #sleep duration regarding genetics, biomarkers and phenotypic implications. @Jianfengfenguk, @WeiFDU nature.com/articles/s4422…
Finally, our winner for the 2025 George W. Snedecor Award is Hongtu Zhu! 🎉🎉🎉
Divergent biological pathways linking short and long sleep durations to mental and physical health | Nature Mental Health @Jianfengfenguk @WeiFDU @psychiatry_ucam @Nature nature.com/articles/s4422…
How do you get to the nitty-gritty of Parkinson's disease? Do high-throughput proteomics. nature.com/articles/s4358…
DeepPrep is a preprocessing pipeline for functional and structural MRI data from human subjects. Deep learning-based modules and an efficient workflow allow DeepPrep to handle large datasets. @DavidRen555 @hesheng3 nature.com/articles/s4159…
Preprint on brain aging. From single timepoint data, estimate if delta reflects subject-varying aging rates vs baseline variations. For common analyses, baseline effects tend to dominate, whereas multiple aging modes show a range of results. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…
Thank you for the beautiful display for Brain Boost @CUPBookshop @CambUP_Psych
Happy publication day to @BJSahakian and @DrCLangley on the release of Brain Boost @CambridgeUP @CambUP_Psych @CambPressAssess @psychiatry_ucam cambridgebookshop.co.uk/products/brain…
In the latest issue! Atlas of the plasma proteome in health and disease in 53,026 adults dlvr.it/THJqw4
A paper in @NatureAging identifies 13 proteins linked to brain aging in humans. Changes in the concentrations of these blood proteins may peak at 57, 70, and 78 years old. go.nature.com/3ZvGLSy
Loneliness linked to ill health through effect on protein levels, research suggests theguardian.com/society/2025/j…