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Showing 21,026–21,050 of 27,380 studies, newest first · page 842 of 1096.
January 2010 25
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2010-01-15
AMP-activated Protein Kinase Signaling Activation by Resveratrol Modulates Amyloid-β Peptide Metabolism
40/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed Disease mechanisms Journal of Biological Chemistry
Key finding: These data suggest that resveratrol and pharmacological activation of AMPK have therapeutic potential against Alzheimer disease.
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2010-01-15
Associating genes and protein complexes with disease via network propagation
40/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed Risk factors PLoS computational biology
Key finding: We test our method on gene-disease association data, evaluating both the prioritization achieved and the protein complexes inferred. +4 more findings
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2010-01-15
Increased metabolic vulnerability in early-onset Alzheimer's disease is not related to amyloid burden
47/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed Brain scans and imaging Brain : a journal of neurology
Key finding: Patients with early age-of-onset Alzheimer's disease show more rapid progression, more generalized cognitive deficits and greater cortical atrophy and hypometabolism compared to late-onset patients at a similar disease stage. +4 more findings
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2010-01-14
Pathological roles of MAPK signaling pathways in human diseases
36/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed Inflammation and the immune system Biochimica et biophysica acta
Key finding: The MAPK pathways are activated by diverse extracellular and intracellular stimuli including peptide growth factors, cytokines, hormones, and various cellular stressors such as oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum stress. +4 more findings
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2010-01-14
Combining MR imaging, positron-emission tomography, and CSF biomarkers in the diagnosis and prognosis of Alzheimer disease
43/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed Hippocampus size on brain scans AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
Key finding: All biomarkers were sensitive to the diagnostic group. +1 more finding
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2010-01-13
Direct transfer of alpha-synuclein from neuron to astroglia causes inflammatory responses in synucleinopathies
36/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed Inflammation and the immune system The Journal of biological chemistry
Key finding: The glial accumulation of alpha-synuclein through the transmission of the neuronal protein was also demonstrated in a transgenic mouse model expressing human alpha-synuclein. +1 more finding
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2010-01-13
Higher cortisol levels are associated with smaller left hippocampal volume in first-episode psychosis
36/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed Hippocampus size on brain scans Schizophrenia research
Key finding: Our findings suggest that smaller hippocampal volume in first-episode psychosis can partly be explained by stress-related processes in the brain, as measured by cortisol hyper-secretion.
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2010-01-12
Antipsychotic use and the risk of hip fracture among older adults afflicted with dementia
59/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed End-of-life care Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
Key finding: APs appear to increase the risk of hip fracture among older adults with dementia residing in an NH. +2 more findings
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2010-01-12
A nuclear factor-binding domain in the 5'-untranslated region of the amyloid precursor protein promoter: implications for the regulation of gene expression
31/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed Down syndrome and Alzheimer's BMC research notes
Key finding: The 5' untranslated region (UTR) of the APP gene, encompassing 147 base pairs between the transcriptional (+1) and the translational start site, was examined for its role in APP expression. +3 more findings
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2010-01-12
Use of angiotensin receptor blockers and risk of dementia in a predominantly male population: prospective cohort analysis
65/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed How common it is BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
Key finding: Angiotensin receptor blockers are associated with a significant reduction in the incidence and progression of Alzheimer's disease and dementia compared with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors or other cardiovascular drugs in a predominantly male population. +4 more findings
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2010-01-11
Estimating the age of healthy subjects from T1-weighted MRI scans using kernel methods: exploring the influence of various parameters
36/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed Brain scans and imaging NeuroImage
Key finding: The results indicated favorable performance of the RVM and identified the number of training samples as the critical factor for prediction accuracy.
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2010-01-11
Cerebrovascular dysfunction and microcirculation rarefaction precede white matter lesions in a mouse genetic model of cerebral ischemic small vessel disease
50/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed Lewy body dementia The Journal of clinical investigation
Key finding: In vivo expression of the mutated PAC transgene in the mouse reproduced the endogenous Notch3 expression pattern and main pathological features of CADASIL, including Notch3 extracellular domain aggregates and granular osmiophilic material (GOM) deposits in brain vessels, progressive white matter damage, and reduced cerebral blood flow. +4 more findings
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2010-01-07
Assessing the Stability of Alzheimer’s Amyloid Protofibrils Using Molecular Dynamics
36/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed Brain tissue and pathology The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Key finding: Amyloid fibrils represent a stable form of many misfolded proteins associated with numerous diseases. +1 more finding
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2010-01-07
Cigarette Smoking is a Risk Factor for Alzheimer's Disease: An Analysis Controlling for Tobacco Industry Affiliation
67/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed Prevention and risk Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
Key finding: Using random effects meta-analysis, 18 case control studies without tobacco industry affiliation yielded a non-significant pooled odds ratio of 0.91 (95% CI, 0.75-1.10), while 8 case control studies with tobacco industry affiliation yielded a significant pooled odds ratio of 0.86 (95% CI, 0.75-0.98) suggesting that smoking protects against AD. +3 more findings
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2010-01-07
The cholinergic system and Parkinson disease
49/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed Lewy body dementia Behavioural brain research
Key finding: Non-motor comorbidities, such as cognitive impairment, are likely the result of an intricate interplay of multi-system degenerations and neurotransmitter deficiencies extending beyond the loss of dopaminergic nigral neurons. +2 more findings
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2010-01-07
Vascular care in patients with Alzheimer disease with cerebrovascular lesions slows progression of white matter lesions on MRI: the evaluation of vascular care in Alzheimer's disease (EVA) study
63/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed Treatments Stroke
Key finding: Vascular care in patients with Alzheimer disease with cerebrovascular lesions slows progression of WMLs. +1 more finding
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2010-01-05
Mild hypoxia enhances proliferation and multipotency of human neural stem cells
43/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed Biomarkers PloS one
Key finding: These findings raise the possibility that reduced oxygen levels occurring in neuronal disorders like cerebral ischemia transiently lead to NSC remaining in a state of quiescence. +2 more findings
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2010-01-05
Ageing, neurodegeneration and Parkinson's disease
43/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed Risk factors Age and ageing
Key finding: Mild parkinsonian signs may be present in older people, which are associated with reduced function. +1 more finding
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2010-01-05
Accumulation of tumor-suppressor PTEN in Alzheimer neurofibrillary tangles
38/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed Biomarkers Neuroscience letters
Key finding: Thus our results suggest that PTEN delocalized from the nucleus to the cytoplasm and to intracellular NFTs may cause a deregulation of PI3K pathway in the cytoplasm and may induce the nuclear dysfunction of PTEN in AD degenerating neurons.
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2010-01-01
Pericyte-mediated regulation of capillary diameter: a component of neurovascular coupling in health and disease
40/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed Vascular contributions Frontiers in Neuroenergetics
Key finding: Many studies have investigated the mechanisms of neurovascular regulation in arterioles but other evidence suggests that blood flow regulation can also occur in capillaries, because of the presence of contractile cells, pericytes, on the capillary wall. +1 more finding
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2010 year only
Dementia care 1: Person centred approaches help to promote effective communication
38/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed Health systems and care delivery Nursing times
Key finding: Three types of communication were identified: staff to staff, staff to resident, and staff to family. +1 more finding
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2010 year only
ERK2 is increased in cerebrospinal fluid of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease patients
46/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed Tau biomarkers Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD
Key finding: Significantly elevated mean levels of total ERK1/2 and pERK1/2 were found in the CJD patients. +3 more findings
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2010-01-01
Systemic mitochondrial dysfunction and the etiology of Alzheimer's disease and down syndrome dementia
36/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed Down syndrome and Alzheimer's Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD
Key finding: The most significant risk factor in AD is advanced age and an important neuropathological correlate of AD is the deposition of amyloid-beta peptide (Abeta40 and Abeta42) in the brain. +3 more findings
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2010-01-01
Metabotropic glutamate receptors: physiology, pharmacology, and disease
36/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed Risk factors Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology
Key finding: The metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) are family C G-protein-coupled receptors that participate in the modulation of synaptic transmission and neuronal excitability throughout the central nervous system. +3 more findings
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2010-01-01
HMGB1 and RAGE in inflammation and cancer
36/100 ✓ Peer-reviewed Risk factors Annual review of immunology
Key finding: High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is a DNA-binding nuclear protein, released actively following cytokine stimulation as well as passively during cell death; it is the prototypic damage-associated molecular pattern (DAMP) molecule and has been implicated in several inflammatory disorders. +4 more findings
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