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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 15,426–15,450 of 27,380 studies, newest first · page 618 of 1096.

January 2017 25

  1. 2017-01-05

    Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - frontotemporal spectrum disorder (ALS-FTSD): Revised diagnostic criteria

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Getting a diagnosis Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration

    Key finding: When present, these deficits significantly and adversely impact patient survival.

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  2. 2017-01-04

    Assessing Palliative Care Content in Dementia Care Guidelines: A Systematic Review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed End-of-life care Journal of pain and symptom management

    Key finding: The lack of content surrounding grief represents a gap for this population at high risk for complicated grief and chronic sorrow. +2 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  3. 2017-01-04

    Palliative care during the final week of life of older people in nursing homes: A register-based study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed End-of-life care Palliative & supportive care

    Key finding: The most common underlying causes of death among the 49,172 deceased nursing home residents were circulatory diseases (42.2%) and dementia (22.7%). +2 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  4. 2017-01-03

    Resveratrol regulates neuro-inflammation and induces adaptive immunity in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Cognitive tests and assessment Journal of neuroinflammation

    Key finding: These data suggest that resveratrol decreases CSF MMP9, modulates neuro-inflammation, and induces adaptive immunity. +2 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  5. 2017-01-03

    Cytosolic Fc receptor TRIM21 inhibits seeded tau aggregation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Drug development Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

    Key finding: Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative disorders are associated with the cytoplasmic aggregation of microtubule-associated protein tau. +2 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  6. 2017-01-03

    Calcium Hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease and brain aging: A framework for integrating new evidence into a comprehensive theory of pathogenesis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Brain scans and imaging Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association

    Key finding: This article updates the Calcium Hypothesis of Alzheimer's disease and brain aging on the basis of emerging evidence since 1994 (The present article, with the subtitle "New evidence for a central role of Ca 2+ in neurodegeneration," includes three appendices that provide context and further explanations for the rationale for the revisions in the updated hypothesis-the three appendices are as follows: Appendix I "Emerging concepts on potential pathogenic roles of [Ca 2+ ]," Appendix II "Future studies to validate the central role of dysregulated [Ca 2+ ] in neurodegeneration," and Appendix III "Epilogue: towards a comprehensive hypothesis.") +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  7. 2017-01-03

    The concurrent validity and reliability of the Leg Motion system for measuring ankle dorsiflexion range of motion in older adults

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Cognitive tests and assessment PeerJ

    Key finding: Dorsiflexion ROM limitation is associated with ankle injuries, foot pain, lower limb disorders, loss of balance, gait control disorders and fall risk in older adults. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  8. 2017-01-03

    Imaging retina to study dementia and stroke

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Vascular contributions Progress in retinal and eye research

    Key finding: The retina - due to its anatomical, embryological and physiological similarities with the brain - offers a unique and accessible "window" to study correlates and consequences of subclinical pathology in the brain. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  9. 2017-01-03

    Randomized trial on the effects of a combined physical/cognitive training in aged MCI subjects: the Train the Brain study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Cognitive tests and assessment Scientific reports

    Key finding: Epidemiological studies indicate that lifestyle factors, e.g. physical, cognitive and social activities, correlate with reduced dementia risk; moreover, positive effects on cognition of physical/cognitive training have been found in cognitively unimpaired elders. +3 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  10. 2017-01-03

    The recommendations of a consensus panel for the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of neurogenic orthostatic hypotension and associated supine hypertension

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Getting a diagnosis Journal of neurology

    Key finding: Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (nOH) is common in patients with neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease, multiple system atrophy, pure autonomic failure, dementia with Lewy bodies, and peripheral neuropathies including amyloid or diabetic neuropathy. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  11. 2017-01-02

    ApoE, ApoE Receptors, and the Synapse in Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Disease mechanisms Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM

    Key finding: As the population ages, neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) are becoming a significant burden on patients, their families, and health-care systems.

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  12. 2017-01-01

    The Potential Public Health Relevance of Social Isolation and Loneliness: Prevalence, Epidemiology, and Risk Factors

    ⚠ Report — not peer-reviewed Risk factors Public Policy & Aging Report

    Key finding: News headlines from many nations, including the United States, Germany, Australia, and the United Kingdom, suggest that we are facing a loneliness epidemic (http://www.campaigntoendloneliness.org/loneliness-research, http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/germany-faces-epidemic-of-lonely-and-isolated-seniors-a-876635.html, https://startsat60.com/health/new-survey-reveals-australias-loneliness-epidemic, http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/tania-de-jong/loneliness-is-the-global-epidemic-of-our-times), leading to the important question of whether there is evidence to support such a claim and, if so, whether we are facing a public health crisis. +4 more findings

    Scored 52 on our rubric, shown as 16: non-peer-reviewed sources are capped at 16. See the breakdown.

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  13. 2017 year only

    Drebrin in Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Disease mechanisms Advances in experimental medicine and biology

    Key finding: Strong evidence from human genetics and transgenic mouse models has indicated that amyloid β (Aβ) is part of the etiology and pathogenesis of AD. +2 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  14. 2017 year only

    Amygdala α-Synuclein Pathology in the Population-Based Vantaa 85+ Study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Brain tissue and pathology Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD

    Key finding: Data of amygdala samples (N = 304) immunostained with two α-synuclein antibodies (clone 42 and clone 5G4) was compared with the previously analyzed LRP and AD pathologies from other brain regions. +1 more finding

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  15. 2017 year only

    Alpha-synucleinopathies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Brain tissue and pathology Handbook of clinical neurology

    Key finding: Since the 1980s immunohistochemical technique based on the use of antibodies directed to proteins of interest has become a method of choice for neuropathologic diagnosis. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  16. 2017-01 month only

    Depression is linked to dementia in older adults

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Risk factors The Practitioner

    Key finding: Depression can be a psychological response to receiving a diagnosis of dementia. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  17. 2017 year only

    Midlife Metabolic Profile and the Risk of Late-Life Cognitive Decline

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Risk factors Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD

    Key finding: Mean fasting glycemia at baseline was significantly higher in moderate-severe CD subgroup (114.6±71.4 mg/dl) than in the normal cognition subgroup (101.2±20.6). +2 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  18. 2017 year only

    Memory Complaints and Cognitive Decline: Data from the GUIDAGE Study1

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Clinical trials Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD

    Key finding: 1,307 patients with SCD and with CDR = 0 at baseline were included. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  19. 2017 year only

    Sembragiline in Moderate Alzheimer's Disease: Results of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase II Trial (MAyflOwer RoAD)

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Clinical trials Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD

    Key finding: No differences between treated groups and placebo in adverse events or in study completion. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  20. 2017 year only

    Clinical Effects of Tramiprosate in APOE4/4 Homozygous Patients with Mild Alzheimer's Disease Suggest Disease Modification Potential

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Clinical trials The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease

    Key finding: In APOE4/4 homozygotes receiving 150mg BID tramiprosate, efficacy in the traditional Mild AD patients (MMSE 20-26) was higher than the overall group (MMSE 16-26) and efficacy in the Mild patients (MMSE 22-26) was highest. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  21. 2017 year only

    Clinically Relevant Drug Interactions with Anti-Alzheimer's Drugs

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Treatments CNS & neurological disorders drug targets

    Key finding: The major pharmacokinetic interactions identified concerned fluoxetine, paroxetine and ketoconazole when used with galantamine or donepezil. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  22. 2017-01 month only

    [Memantine as add-on medication to acetylcholinesterase inhibitor therapy for Alzheimer dementia]

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Treatments Der Nervenarzt

    Key finding: Recently published meta-analyses and cost-benefit analyses also showed positive results.

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  23. 2017 year only

    Exercise Training and Functional Connectivity Changes in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Healthy Elders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Brain scans and imaging Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD

    Key finding: A linear mixed effects model revealed a significant interaction in the right parietal lobe: the MCI group showed increased connectivity while the healthy elders showed decreased connectivity. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  24. 2017 year only

    Functional Disintegration of the Default Mode Network in Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Brain scans and imaging Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD

    Key finding: Additional mediation analyses indicated that the RSC enables communication between the hippocampus and DMN regions in HC but none of the other two groups. +1 more finding

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  25. 2017 year only

    An easy way to increase confidence in beta-amyloid PET evaluation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Brain scans and imaging Nuclear medicine review. Central & Eastern Europe

    Key finding: Early- and late-phase image fusion displayed with appropriate color tables is presented in three different cases to illustrate the added value of the suggested approach. +2 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

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