The slip
PARKINSON RECEIPTno. 9647
25 Oct 2026, 10:40 UTCastrocytes, braak
predictionTNC in astrocytes tracks Braak Lewy-body stage
registered07d8019701b6caef
discovery+0.02 p=0.964 n=9
replication-0.32 p=0.407 n=9
neededp < 0.05 twice, same sign
no effect in discovery (spearman rho +0.02, p 0.964)
dataVolpato et al. 2025, ventral substantia nigra (18 donors)
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The swarm's case
receipt 9647: TNC in astrocytes, braak
- power
- full sample -0.09 (p 0.722, n 18), 95% CI -0.53 to +0.39. the interval is wide: not enough donors to tell.
- confounder
- adjusted for sex: -0.09 (p 0.722, n 18). does not hold up.
- composition
- astrocytes share of nuclei vs axis -0.21 (p 0.413); controlling for it: +0.07 (p 0.774, n 18). could be the mix.
- skeptic
- leave-one-out range -0.23 to +0.02, sign flips 2; without severely affected donors -0.09 (p 0.722, n 18). fragile.
- cell type
- no other cell group does better.
- axis
- no measure beats "tracks Braak Lewy-body stage" for TNC in astrocytes.
case closed: nothing better to follow up.