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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 15,926–15,950 of 27,380 studies, newest first · page 638 of 1096.

July 2016 25

  1. 2016-07-16

    Tract-specific white matter hyperintensities disrupt neural network function in Alzheimer's disease

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

    Key finding: WMH volume within the inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus (IFOF) was the highest among all tract ROIs and associated with reduced FC in IFOF-connected DMN areas, independently of global AV-45 PET. +2 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  2. 2016-07-16

    Increased DNA methylation near TREM2 is consistently seen in the superior temporal gyrus in Alzheimer's disease brain

    ✓ Peer-reviewed TREM2 and immune genetics Neurobiology of aging

    Key finding: Here, we present data demonstrating increased DNA methylation in the superior temporal gyrus in Alzheimer's disease brain at a CpG site located 289 bp upstream of the transcription start site of the TREM2 gene in 3 independent study cohorts using 2 different technologies (Illumina Infinium 450K methylation beadchip and pyrosequencing). +2 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  3. 2016-07-15

    Long-Term Treatment with Liraglutide, a Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) Receptor Agonist, Has No Effect on β-Amyloid Plaque Load in Two Transgenic APP/PS1 Mouse Models of Alzheimer’s Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Drug development PLoS ONE

    Key finding: Compared to vehicle-dosed transgenic controls, liraglutide treatment had no effect on the plaque levels in hAPPLon/PS1A246E and hAPPSwe/PS1ΔE9 mice. +1 more finding

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  4. 2016-07-15

    The blood-brain barrier in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Vascular contributions Neurobiology of disease

    Key finding: In transgenic animals with AD-like pathology, recent studies have shown that circulating leukocytes migrate through the activated brain endothelium when certain adhesion molecules are expressed, penetrating into the brain parenchyma, interacting with the NVU components and potentially affecting their structural integrity and functionality.

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  5. 2016-07-15

    Barriers to and facilitators for implementing quality improvements in palliative care - results from a qualitative interview study in Norway

    ✓ Peer-reviewed End-of-life care BMC palliative care

    Key finding: When planning an improvement project in PC, services should pay particular attention to factors associated with their chosen implementation strategy. +1 more finding

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  6. 2016-07-15

    Chronic Conditions and Self-Reported Health in a Medicare Advantage Plan Population

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Health systems and care delivery Population Health Management

    Key finding: This study explored how one MA plan's survey of participants' responses regarding changes in physical and mental health is associated with a set of chronic conditions as well as sociodemographic characteristics. +3 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  7. 2016-07-14

    Atomic Resolution Structure of Monomorphic Aβ42 Amyloid Fibrils

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Risk genes beyond APOE Journal of the American Chemical Society

    Key finding: The outer surface of the monomers presents hydrophilic side chains to the solvent. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  8. 2016-07-14

    Sleep Apnea, Sleep Duration and Brain MRI Markers of Cerebral Vascular Disease and Alzheimer's Disease: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study (ARIC)

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Long-term cohort studies PloS one

    Key finding: A growing body of literature has suggested that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and habitual short sleep duration are linked to poor cognitive function. +3 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  9. 2016-07-14

    Prestroke Vascular Pathology and the Risk of Recurrent Stroke and Poststroke Dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Long-term cohort studies Stroke

    Key finding: Improved short-term survival after stroke has necessitated quantifying risk and risk factors of long-term sequelae after stroke (ie, recurrent stroke and dementia). +3 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  10. 2016-07-14

    Cerebrospinal fluid sTREM2 levels are associated with gray matter volume increases and reduced diffusivity in early Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed TREM2 and immune genetics Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association

    Key finding: A soluble fragment (sTREM2) is often found abnormally increased in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in Alzheimer's disease (AD). +3 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  11. 2016-07-13

    Advance Care Planning in Dementia: Do Family Carers Know the Treatment Preferences of People with Early Dementia?

    ✓ Peer-reviewed End-of-life care PloS one

    Key finding: In interviews PWD were able to indicate their treatment preferences across all three scenarios. +1 more finding

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  12. 2016-07-12

    [Nutrition and cognitive impairment]

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Prevention and risk Nutricion hospitalaria

    Key finding: Better results are achieved when complete diets have been studied and considered over specific nutrients separately.

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  13. 2016-07-11

    Neurotrophic factor small-molecule mimetics mediated neuroregeneration and synaptic repair: emerging therapeutic modality for Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Disease mechanisms Molecular neurodegeneration

    Key finding: P021 is a small molecular weight, BBB permeable compound with suitable pharmacokinetics for oral administration, and without adverse effects associated with native CNTF or BDNF molecule.

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  14. 2016-07-11

    Circulating biosignatures of late-life depression (LLD): Towards a comprehensive, data-driven approach to understanding LLD pathophysiology

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Digital health tools Journal of psychiatric research

    Key finding: Machine learning analysis was applied to the combined dataset to determine the accuracy with which specific proteins could correctly discriminate LLD versus control participants. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  15. 2016-07-09

    Cost of Dementia and Its Correlation With Dependence

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Costs and economics Journal of aging and health

    Key finding: Average annual cost among patients diagnosed with dementia was €43,259, primarily incurred by accommodation. +3 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  16. 2016-07-08

    Hearing Impairment Affects Dementia Incidence. An Analysis Based on Longitudinal Health Claims Data in Germany

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Digital health tools PloS one

    Key finding: Recent research has revealed an association between hearing impairment and dementia. +3 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  17. 2016-07-08

    Can Ketones Help Rescue Brain Fuel Supply in Later Life? Implications for Cognitive Health during Aging and the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Mild cognitive impairment Frontiers in molecular neuroscience

    Key finding: These observations point to a brain fuel deficit which appears to be specific to glucose, precedes cognitive decline associated with AD, and becomes more severe as MCI progresses toward AD. +2 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  18. 2016-07-08

    In vivo cortical spreading pattern of tau and amyloid in the Alzheimer disease spectrum

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Mild cognitive impairment Annals of neurology

    Key finding: Our PET study replicated postmortem spreading patterns of tau and amyloid-β pathologies.

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  19. 2016-07-08

    Noggin Along with a Self-Assembling Peptide Nanofiber Containing Long Motif of Laminin Induces Tyrosine Hydroxylase Gene Expression

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Biomarkers Molecular neurobiology

    Key finding: The results indicated that neuroblastoma cell and hEnSC viability is in good agreement with the level of Bcl2 and β-tubulin III gene expression; however, -BMHP-1 and -laminin nanofibers exhibited significantly higher cell viability eventually through Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway as compared to others, respectively. +2 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  20. 2016-07-07

    Analgesic prescribing in care home residents: how epidemiological studies may inform clinical practice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Health systems and care delivery Pain management

    Key finding: Care home residents are often frail with multiple comorbidities and cognitive impairment, most commonly caused by dementia. +3 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  21. 2016-07-07

    An ethnographic study of strategies to support discussions with family members on end-of-life care for people with advanced dementia in nursing homes

    ✓ Peer-reviewed End-of-life care BMC palliative care

    Key finding: The Interdisciplinary Care Leader role offers a promising method for supporting and improving end-of-life care discussions between families of people with advanced dementia and nursing home staff.

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  22. 2016-07-07

    Sex Differences in Hip Fracture Surgery: Preoperative Risk Factors for Delirium and Postoperative Outcomes

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Clinical safety Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

    Key finding: Men are at higher risk of postoperative delirium after hip fracture repair than women and have more postoperative surgical complications. +4 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  23. 2016-07-07

    Pittsburgh compound B imaging and cerebrospinal fluid amyloid-β in a multicentre European memory clinic study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Disparities Brain : a journal of neurology

    Key finding: Pittsburgh compound B standardized uptake value ratio results were scaled using the Centiloid method. +2 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  24. 2016-07-06

    Polygenic risk of Alzheimer disease is associated with early- and late-life processes

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Genetics Neurology

    Key finding: The influence of this genetic risk may begin in early life and make an individual more susceptible to cognitive impairment in late life.

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

  25. 2016-07-05

    Interrelationship between Changes in the Amyloid β 42/40 Ratio and Presenilin 1 Conformation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed Biomarkers Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass.)

    Key finding: The enzyme exists in a dynamic equilibrium of the conformational states, with so-called "close" conformation associated with the shift of the γ-secretase cleavage towards the production of longer, neurotoxic Aβ species. +2 more findings

    Full summary, score breakdown and related studies → Original source

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