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- Vitamin D supplementation and incident dementia https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/dad2.12404 132 comments
- Effects of cocoa extract and multivitamin on cognitive function:randomized trial https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.12767 2 comments
- Cumulative loneliness and subsequent memory function https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.12734 16 comments
- Amyloid-beta misfolding&GFAP predict risk of Alzheimer's disease within 17 years https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.12745 2 comments
- Alzheimer's-like signaling in brains of Covid-19 patients https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/alz.12558 3 comments
- Daytime napping and Alzheimer's dementia: A potential bidirectional relationship https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/alz.12636 34 comments
- Proton pump inhibitors (heartburn meds) linked with increased risk of dementia https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/alz.12113 40 comments
- Bilingualism has been demonstrated to protect against dementia and mild cognitive impairment in a linguistically diverse community. Bilingual older individuals had superior baseline cognitive performance compared to monolingual older individuals. https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/alz.13702 82 comments science
- New research has found a significant link between neighborhood socioeconomic status and the cognitive abilities of older individuals | The findings, suggest that one’s living conditions are closely related to their brain’s resilience to decline in later life. https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.13736 18 comments science
- Asian Americans are more hesitant than white peers to participate in brain scan research with MRIs. While South/East Asian older adults represent the fastest-growing racial/ethnic groups of Americans at risk for dementia, South Asians are most likely to attribute dementia to people's own behaviors. https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/trc2.12449 23 comments science
- Study on 5116 women, found that middle-aged women (46y) on the DASH diet (aimed at lowering blood pressure) are 17% less likely to report memory loss and other signs of cognitive decline decades later (79y) https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.13468 13 comments science
- A higher prevalence of AD was estimated in the east and southeastern regions of the United States, with the highest in Maryland (12.9%), New York (12.7%), and Mississippi (12.5%). https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.13081 2 comments science
- New study shows Alzheimer’s disease is more common in the southeast/east regions of the US, with highest rates in Miami-Dade County, Baltimore, and the Bronx https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/alz.13081 2 comments science
- Cost effectiveness of nondrug interventions that reduce nursing home admissions for people with dementia: Maximizing Independence at Home, NYU Caregiver; Alzheimer's and Dementia Care; and Adult Day Service Plus all cost less and are more effective (i.e., cost savings) than usual care. https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.12964 2 comments science
- Amyloid futures in the expanding pathology of brain aging and dementia https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.12896 5 comments science
- Alzheimer’s Drug Fails to Prevent Early Symptoms in Trial: A Decade long-running trial of an experimental Alzheimer’s drug in people at high risk of developing the mind-robbing disease at a young age has failed to prevent the development of early symptoms https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/alz.12213 4 comments science
- There is some evidence to suggest that total sugar intake may adversely affect cognitive function over time, and it may increase risk of Alzheimer’s dementia. | Alzheimer's & Dementia https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/alz.051754 38 comments science
- A novel process driving Alzheimer's disease validated in a mouse model: Therapeutic potential https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/trc2.12274 3 comments science
- A new paradigm for viewing Alzheimer's Disease as an autoimmune disorder of innate immunity https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/trc2.12283 13 comments science
- Midlife lipid and glucose levels are associated with Alzheimer's disease — A 15 mg/dL increase in glucose measured during middle adulthood was associated with 14.5% increased AD risk https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.12641 25 comments science
- The brains of patients who died as a result of COVID-19 infection displayed some of the same molecular changes found in the brains of those with Alzheimer’s disease, a new small study found. The findings may explain why some long-term COVID sufferers report memory problems. https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.12558 1700 comments science
- Comparison of serum neurodegenerative biomarkers among hospitalized COVID‐19 patients versus non‐COVID subjects with normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment, or Alzheimer's dementia https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.12556 4 comments science
- Late‐life physical activity relates to brain tissue synaptic integrity markers in older adults https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/alz.12530 12 comments science
- Studying at university in later life slows cognitive decline: A long‐term prospective study https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/trc2.12207 33 comments science
- “Cognitive clock” and brain health. Individuals of older cognitive age as compared to their chronological age at death were found to experience a higher frequency of dementia diagnosis, a more rapid time to death, a greater burden of potent neuropathologies, and overall lower cognitive scores. https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/alz.12351 4 comments science
- According to new research, retinal scans can detect key changes in blood vessels that may provide an early sign of Alzheimer’s, while offering important insights into how one of the most common Alzheimer’s risk genes(APOE4) contributes to the disease. https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/dad2.12181 3 comments science
- Safety and efficacy of sargramostim (GM‐CSF) in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/trc2.12158 4 comments science
- Sectoral segmentation of retinal amyloid imaging in subjects with cognitive decline https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/dad2.12109 5 comments science
- Repetitive negative thinking is associated with amyloid, tau, and cognitive decline https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/alz.12116 793 comments science