AUG 26, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Non-linear association of blood urea nitrogen with low cognitive performance: Translational evidence from murine models and human population analysis.
Experimental Neurology
Cross-species translational study with human observational data showing a novel non-linear association, but limited by lack of prospective design, mechanistic uncertainty, and authors' own call for validation in independent cohorts.
Reported
Sample size (human cohort)3435
BUN threshold for risk plateauapproximately 12 mg/dL
Association direction (BUN and lo…inverse (significant)