The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 7460
23 Oct 2026, 10:38 UTCdopamine neurons, braak
predictionRIPK3 in dopamine neurons tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registeredc447ba3f9faee50f
discovery-0.69 p=0.038 n=9
replication-0.20 p=0.597 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
did not replicate (discovery -0.69 p 0.038; held-out -0.20 p 0.597)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
DID NOT REPLICATEfbe0076c8df4f66e2d0c595b…
follows e415c7389250…
Covered by the on-chain checkpoint of receipt 10865 (2026-10-26 13:05 UTC). See the checkpoint on Robinhood Chain. Previous receipt Next
The swarm's case
receipt 7460: RIPK3 in dopamine neurons, braak
- power
- full sample -0.39 (p 0.111, n 18), 95% CI -0.72 to +0.10. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.44 (p 0.067, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- dopamine neurons share of nuclei vs axis +0.05 (p 0.854); controlling for it: -0.41 (p 0.087, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.55 to -0.31, sign flips 0; without severely affected donors -0.39 (p 0.111, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for RIPK3 in dopamine neurons.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.