More information: Yash Patel et al, Genetic risk factors underlying white matter hyperintensities and cortical atrophy, Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53689-1 Provided by ...
They show up as bright white spots when you get a brain MRI: lesions called white matter hyperintensities, or WMH. And their presence suggests something may be wrong with your brain's white matter ...