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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 14,851–14,875 of 27,380 studies, newest first · page 595 of 1096.

August 2017 20

  1. 2017-08-02

    TREM2 in Neurodegenerative Diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed TREM2 and immune genetics Molecular neurodegeneration

    Key finding: Because TREM2 encodes a receptor exclusively expressed on immune cells, identification of these variants conclusively demonstrates that the immune response can play an active role in the pathogenesis of NDDs. +3 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  2. 2017-08-01

    Sleep Disturbance, Cognitive Decline, and Dementia: A Review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Brain scans and imaging Seminars in Neurology

    Key finding: Approximately half of older people report sleep disturbances, which are associated with various health conditions, including neurodegenerative disease and dementia. +2 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  3. 2017-08-01

    State Regulatory Approaches for Dementia Care in Residential Care and Assisted Living

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Health systems and care delivery The Gerontologist

    Key finding: Sixteen states license or certify dementia care units within RC/AL settings. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  4. 2017-08 month only

    Circadian Rhythm Sleep-Wake Disorders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Risk factors Continuum (Minneapolis, Minn.)

    Key finding: The endogenous circadian rhythms are one of the cardinal processes that control sleep. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  5. 2017-08 month only

    Practical applications of physical activity for successful cognitive aging

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Prevention trials JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants

    Key finding: As patients lose cognitive function, they lose autonomy and increasingly use fiscal, social, and medical resources. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  6. 2017-08 month only

    Metformin and Alzheimer's disease, dementia and cognitive impairment: a systematic review protocol

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Drug development JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports

    Key finding: The objective of the review is to assess the effect of metformin on the risk, progression and severity of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, as well as any measures of cognitive performance or impairment.

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  7. 2017-08-01

    Association of Autonomic Dysfunction With Disease Progression and Survival in Parkinson Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Digital health tools JAMA neurology

    Key finding: Earlier AutD is associated with a more rapid development of disease milestones and shorter survival in patients with PD. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  8. 2017-08-01

    Anti-Alzheimer Properties of Probiotic, Lactobacillus plantarum MTCC 1325 in Alzheimer's Disease induced Albino Rats

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Disease mechanisms Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR

    Key finding: The study revealed that, L. plantarum MTCC1325 might have anti-Alzheimer properties against D-Galactose induced Alzheimer's disease. +2 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  9. 2017-08-01

    APP mouse models for Alzheimer's disease preclinical studies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Risk genes beyond APOE The EMBO journal

    Key finding: Animal models of human diseases that accurately recapitulate clinical pathology are indispensable for understanding molecular mechanisms and advancing preclinical studies. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  10. 2017-08-01

    Slow wave sleep disruption increases cerebrospinal fluid amyloid-β levels

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Tau biomarkers Brain : a journal of neurology

    Key finding: (doi:10.1093/awx174) for a scientific commentary on this article. +2 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  11. 2017-08-01

    Preoperative Cognitive Performance and Postoperative Delirium Are Independently Associated With Future Dementia in Older People Who Have Undergone Cardiac Surgery: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Clinical safety Critical care medicine

    Key finding: Our findings suggest that older patients with reduced preoperative cognitive functions or who develop postoperative delirium are at risk of developing dementia within 5 years after cardiac surgery. +3 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  12. 2017-08-01

    Postoperative delirium in elderly patients is associated with subsequent cognitive impairment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Clinical safety British journal of anaesthesia

    Key finding: Mild cognitive impairment or dementia is a risk for POD. +3 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  13. 2017-08-01

    Nutrient intake and dietary changes during a 2-year multi-domain lifestyle intervention among older adults: secondary analysis of the Finnish Geriatric Intervention Study to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability (FINGER) randomised controlled trial

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Prevention trials The British journal of nutrition

    Key finding: The difference in change compared with the control group was significant at both years (P<0·001 and P=0·018).

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  14. 2017-08-01

    Tea, talk and technology: patient and public involvement to improve connected health ‘wearables’ research in dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Health systems and care delivery Research Involvement and Engagement

    Key finding: Discussions revealed that people were generally supportive of this type of research, provided they gave informed consent and that devices were discreet, comfortable and easy to use. +3 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  15. 2017-08-01

    TREM2 Maintains Microglial Metabolic Fitness in Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed TREM2 and immune genetics Cell

    Key finding: How TREM2 promotes such diverse responses is unknown. +3 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  16. 2017-08-01

    Cerebral quantitative susceptibility mapping predicts amyloid-β-related cognitive decline

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Mild cognitive impairment Brain : a journal of neurology

    Key finding: See Derry and Kent (doi:10.1093/awx167) for a scientific commentary on this article. +1 more finding

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  17. 2017-08-01

    Imaging plus X: multimodal models of neurodegenerative disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Digital health tools Current opinion in neurology

    Key finding: These models have revealed insights into frontotemporal dementia, Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and other conditions. +3 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  18. 2017-08-01

    Association Between Persistent Pain and Memory Decline and Dementia in a Longitudinal Cohort of Elders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed How common it is JAMA internal medicine

    Key finding: Persistent pain was associated with accelerated memory decline and increased probability of dementia. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  19. 2017-08-01

    TIA1 Mutations in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia Promote Phase Separation and Alter Stress Granule Dynamics

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Caregiving Neuron

    Key finding: Subsequent genetic association analyses showed an increased burden of TIA1 LCD mutations in ALS patients compared to controls (p = 8.7 × 10 -6 ). +1 more finding

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  20. 2017-08-01

    Mediterranean diet and cognitive health: Initial results from the Hellenic Longitudinal Investigation of Ageing and Diet

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Prevention and risk PloS one

    Key finding: Our results suggest that adherence to the MeDi is associated with better cognitive performance and lower dementia rates in Greek elders. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

July 2017 5

  1. 2017-07-31

    Evaluation of Apolipoprotein E Fragmentation as a Biomarker for Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Genetics Journal of neurology and neurological disorders

    Key finding: Recent studies have supported a role for the proteolytic cleavage of apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4) as a potential mechanism for the enhanced dementia risk associated with Alzheimer's disease. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  2. 2017-07-28

    Sleep and Alzheimer's disease: A pivotal role for the suprachiasmatic nucleus

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Risk factors Sleep medicine reviews

    Key finding: Studies suggest that these circadian disturbances form the root of sleep-wake problems, diagnosed in more than half of AD patients. +1 more finding

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  3. 2017-07-28

    Neuroprotective Actions of Dietary Choline

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Genetics Nutrients

    Key finding: High choline intake during gestation and early postnatal development in rat and mouse models improves cognitive function in adulthood, prevents age-related memory decline, and protects the brain from the neuropathological changes associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD), and neurological damage associated with epilepsy, fetal alcohol syndrome, and inherited conditions such as Down and Rett syndromes. +1 more finding

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  4. 2017-07-28

    Differential role of CSF fatty acid binding protein 3, α-synuclein, and Alzheimer's disease core biomarkers in Lewy body disorders and Alzheimer's dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Biomarkers Alzheimer's research & therapy

    Key finding: The combination of CSF biomarkers linked to different aspects of neurodegeneration, such as FABP3, α-syn, and AD biomarkers, improves the biochemical characterization of AD and Lewy body disorders. +3 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  5. 2017-07-28

    Uric acid and incident dementia over 12 years of follow-up: a population-based cohort study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Hippocampus size on brain scans Annals of the rheumatic diseases

    Key finding: Risk of dementia, especially vascular or mixed dementia, may be increased with high SUA levels in elderly people. +2 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

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