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Newest studies

Every summary in our library, newest first, as a dated timeline.

What "newest" means here

The most recent study in this library is dated 2026-11-01 (Paths of Aging Minds: Health Journeys of Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment). This is our summary library, not a news wire — it is added to in batches, so the newest entry may not be the newest paper published anywhere.

Entries are sorted strictly by publication date, newest first. 26489 of the 27380 entries carry a full day-level date. 65 have no date recorded at all and are placed by publication year, at the start of that year; those are marked "no date recorded" below so you can see where the ordering is a best effort rather than a fact.

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Showing 11,826–11,850 of 27,380 studies, newest first · page 474 of 1096.

March 2020 25

  1. 2020-03-11

    Cryo-temperature effects on membrane protein structure and dynamics

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Biomarkers Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP

    Key finding: The hot state features an unwound C83-substrate with 10-14 α-helix residues (6IYC: 11) in equilibrium with an intact state with 16 helix residues not previously reported. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  2. 2020-03-11

    Efficacy of a Web App for Cognitive Training (MeMo) Regarding Cognitive and Behavioral Performance in People With Neurocognitive Disorders: Randomized Controlled Trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Prevention trials Journal of medical Internet research

    Key finding: This study indicates that the cognitive and behavioral efficacies of MeMo, a Web-based training app, can be observed only with regular use of the app. +3 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  3. 2020-03-11

    The Role of Selected Bioactive Compounds in the Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Prevention trials Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)

    Key finding: However, many studies have suggested that modification of lifestyle factors, such as the introduction of an appropriate diet, can delay or prevent the onset of this disorder. +1 more finding

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  4. 2020-03-11

    Macrophage subsets in atherosclerosis as defined by single-cell technologies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed TREM2 and immune genetics The Journal of pathology

    Key finding: Many studies have shone light on the different phenotypes and functions that macrophages can acquire upon exposure to local cues. +3 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  5. 2020-03-10

    DNA Methylation Biomarkers in Aging and Age-Related Diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Genetics Frontiers in genetics

    Key finding: There is growing evidence suggesting epigenetic age acceleration to be strongly linked to common diseases or occurring in response to various environmental factors. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  6. 2020-03-10

    Acute increases in brain-derived neurotrophic factor in plasma following physical exercise relates to subsequent learning in older adults

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Prevention trials Scientific reports

    Key finding: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is essential for experience-dependent plasticity and increases following physical exercise, suggesting that physical exercise may facilitate subsequent learning. +1 more finding

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  7. 2020-03-10

    Enhancing protective microglial activities with a dual function TREM2 antibody to the stalk region

    ✓ Peer-reviewed TREM2 and immune genetics EMBO molecular medicine

    Key finding: To enhance TREM2 activity, we sought to selectively increase the full-length protein on the cell surface via reducing its proteolytic shedding by A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase (i.e., α-secretase) 10/17. +3 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  8. 2020-03-10

    2020 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Caregiving Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association

    Key finding: This article describes the public health impact of Alzheimer's disease (AD), including incidence and prevalence, mortality and morbidity, use and costs of care, and the overall impact on caregivers and society. +1 more finding

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  9. 2020-03-09

    Sex differences in the response to oxidative and proteolytic stress

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Disease mechanisms Redox biology

    Key finding: Sex differences in diseases involving oxidative and proteolytic stress are common, including greater ischemic heart disease, Parkinson disease and stroke in men, and greater Alzheimer disease in women. +3 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  10. 2020-03-09

    Effects of air pollution on the nervous system and its possible role in neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Risk factors Pharmacology & therapeutics

    Key finding: Recent extensive evidence indicates that air pollution, in addition to causing respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, may also negatively affect the brain and contribute to central nervous system diseases. +3 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  11. 2020-03-06

    Impact of urban environmental exposures on cognitive performance and brain structure of healthy individuals at risk for Alzheimer's dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Risk factors Environment international

    Key finding: In cognitively unimpaired adults with increased risk for AD, increased exposure to air pollution was suggested to be associated with greater global atrophy and reduced volume and thickness in specific brain areas known to be affected in AD, thus suggesting a potential link between environmental exposures and cerebral vulnerability to AD. +3 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  12. 2020-03-05

    Shared Causal Paths underlying Alzheimer's dementia and Type 2 Diabetes

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Genetics Scientific reports

    Key finding: Although Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a central nervous system disease and type 2 diabetes MELLITUS (T2DM) is a metabolic disorder, an increasing number of genetic epidemiological studies show clear link between AD and T2DM. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  13. 2020-03-05

    Biomarker potential of brain-secreted extracellular vesicles in blood in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Biomarkers Alzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

    Key finding: Blood-isolated BEVs have emerged as a novel player in the study of AD, with enormous potential as a diagnostic, evaluation of therapeutics, and treatment tool.

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  14. 2020-03-05

    Efficacy of multidomain interventions to improve physical frailty, depression and cognition: data from cluster-randomized controlled trials

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Prevention trials Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle

    Key finding: Efficacy Study participants (n = 1082, 40 clusters) were 75.1 ± 6.3 years old, 68.7% women, and 64.7% prefrail/frail; analytic clusters: 19 intervention (410/549 completed) vs. 21 control (375/533 completed). +1 more finding

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  15. 2020-03-05

    Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy: From Delirium to Dementia?

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Caregiving Journal of clinical medicine

    Key finding: The acute phase of sepsis is often accompanied by sepsis-associated encephalopathy, which is highly associated with increased mortality.

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  16. 2020-03-04

    Hospice Staff Perspectives on Caring for People with Dementia: A Multisite, Multistakeholder Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed End-of-life care Journal of palliative medicine

    Key finding: Four themes regarding caring for PWD in hospice. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  17. 2020-03-04

    Pesticides, cognitive functions and dementia: A review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Risk factors Toxicology letters

    Key finding: Previous studies that evaluated the effect of low dose chronic exposure to mixtures of pesticides and other chemicals intending to simulate real life exposure scenarios showed that hormetic neurobehavioral effects can appear after mixture exposure at doses considered safe for individual compounds and these effects can be exacerbated by a coexistence with specific conditions such as vitamin deficiency. +1 more finding

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  18. 2020-03-04

    Liraglutide Protects Against Brain Amyloid-β 1-42 Accumulation in Female Mice with Early Alzheimer's Disease-Like Pathology by Partially Rescuing Oxidative/Nitrosative Stress and Inflammation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Drug development International journal of molecular sciences

    Key finding: However, evidence suggests that effective anti-T2D drugs, such as the GLP-1 mimetic and neuroprotector liraglutide, can be also efficient against AD. +1 more finding

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  19. 2020-03-04

    Anatomy and function of the fornix in the context of its potential as a therapeutic target

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Clinical safety Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry

    Key finding: As the most prevalent cause of dementia, Alzheimer's disease (AD) dramatically impairs the quality of life of patients and imposes a significant societal burden on the healthcare system. +2 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  20. 2020-03-03

    Liraglutide Suppresses Tau Hyperphosphorylation, Amyloid Beta Accumulation through Regulating Neuronal Insulin Signaling and BACE-1 Activity

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Drug development International Journal of Molecular Sciences

    Key finding: Neuronal insulin resistance is a significant feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD). +3 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  21. 2020-03-02

    Apolipoprotein E regulates the maturation of injury-induced adult-born hippocampal neurons following traumatic brain injury

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Genetics PloS one

    Key finding: It has previously been established that Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) plays a regulatory role in adult hippocampal neurogenesis, which is of particular interest as the presence of the human ApoE isoform ApoE4 leads to significant risk for the development of late-onset Alzheimer's disease, where impaired neurogenesis has been linked with disease progression. +1 more finding

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  22. 2020-03-02

    Association Between Hormone-Modulating Breast Cancer Therapies and Incidence of Neurodegenerative Outcomes for Women With Breast Cancer

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Digital health tools JAMA network open

    Key finding: Among patients with breast cancer, tamoxifen and steroidal aromatase inhibitors were associated with a decrease in the number who received a diagnosis of NDD, specifically Alzheimer disease and dementia. +3 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  23. 2020-03-02

    Increasing Complexity of New Nursing Home Residents in Ontario, Canada: A Serial Cross-Sectional Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Digital health tools Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

    Key finding: Admission trends show that new residents were older and had greater multimorbidity and limitations in physical functioning over time.

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  24. 2020-03-02

    Structural magnetic resonance imaging for the early diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease in people with mild cognitive impairment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Mild cognitive impairment The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

    Key finding: In clinical samples, people with amnestic MCI are at high risk of developing Alzheimer's disease dementia, with annual rates of progression from MCI to Alzheimer's disease estimated at approximately 10% to 15% compared with the base incidence rates of Alzheimer's disease dementia of 1% to 2% per year. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  25. 2020-03-02

    Diagnostic value of plasma phosphorylated tau181 in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Lewy body dementia Nature medicine

    Key finding: Plasma pTau181 concentrations were increased by 3.5-fold in AD compared to controls and differentiated AD from both clinically diagnosed (receiver operating characteristic area under the curve of 0.894) and autopsy-confirmed frontotemporal lobar degeneration (area under the curve of 0.878). +1 more finding

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

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