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  1. Alzheimer disease involves interacting mechanisms that include amyloid-beta accumulation, abnormal tau phosphorylation and aggregation, cholinergic dysfunction, synaptic degeneration, neuronal loss, neuroinflammation, vascular pathology, and genetic susceptibility.

    Why it matters

    This narrative review describes Alzheimer's disease as a multifactorial condition involving many interacting mechanisms, with increasing age as the main risk factor. It notes that current management includes cholinesterase inhibitors, memantine, behavioral and lifestyle measures, and emerging amyloid-targeting therapies.

  2. REDEFINING ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE THROUGH MODERN BIOTECHNOLOGY; FROM MOLECULAR PATHOGENESIS TO INNOVATIVE THERAPEUTICS AND DIAGNOSTIC FRONTIERS

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Journal of medical & health sciences review. 2025-12-25 Treatments

    This article tells us how modern biotechnology and AI are redefining Alzheimer’s disease through early detection, advanced biomarkers, and innovative treatments like lecanemab.

    Why it matters

    This review describes how biomarkers and imaging can enable prevention measures to be taken early, and how treatment includes ChEIs, memantine, and anti-amyloid antibodies such as lecanemab and donanemab. It states that new biotechnologies like gene editing, stem cells, nanotech, and AI are helping scientists better understand and treat Alzheimer's disease, though it reports no new trial results.

  3. A APOLIPOPROTEINA E (APOE) E SUAS ISOFORMAS NA DOENÇA DE ALZHEIMER

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Revista Contemporânea 2025-12-19 Genetics

    A Doença de Alzheimer (DA) constitui um dos maiores desafios de saúde pública devido ao seu impacto crescente na população idosa, especialmente em razão do aumento da expectativa de vida.

    Why it matters

    This review confirms that the APOE ε4 allele is the main genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer disease, while ε2 has a protective effect. It notes that environmental, biological, and population factors significantly modify the impact of these variants, but it does not report a new treatment or cure.

  4. Biología en la sangre: avances en biomarcadores plasmáticos para el diagnóstico de la enfermedad de Alzheimer

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Star of Sciences Multidisciplinary Journal 2025-12-19 Genetics

    El desarrollo de biomarcadores plasmáticos ha revolucionado el diagnóstico biológico de la enfermedad de Alzheimer (EA), al permitir una detección más temprana y menos invasiva de los procesos neuropatológicos subyacentes.

    Why it matters

    This review describes plasma biomarkers such as Aβ42/40, p-tau181, p-tau217, NfL, GFAP, and ApoE within the A/T/N framework for diagnosing and monitoring Alzheimer's disease. It discusses their potential for earlier, less invasive diagnosis and personalized medicine, but does not report a treatment or cure.

  5. Ophthalmic imaging and artificial intelligence in early diagnosis of Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Neurology Bulletin 2025-12-16 Brain scans and imaging

    Alzheimer disease represents a major medical and social challenge owning to the complexity of its diagnosis, especially at the preclinical stage.

    Why it matters

    This review summarizes evidence that ophthalmic imaging and artificial intelligence can help detect Alzheimer's disease at preclinical stages, with reported diagnostic accuracy (AUC 0.9). It also notes limitations including variability of results, insufficient specificity, and the black-box nature of artificial intelligence, and it does not address treatment, cure, or prevention.

  6. Análogos do glp-1 na doença de alzheimer: potencial neuroprotetor além do controle glicêmico uma revisão narrativa

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. DELOS Desarrollo Local Sostenible 2025-12-12 Tau biomarkers

    Objetivo: Objetivou-se sintetizar, em revisão narrativa, as evidências publicadas entre 2022–2025 sobre o potencial neuroprotetor dos análogos do GLP-1 na Doença de Alzheimer (DA).

    Why it matters

    This narrative review reports that in experimental studies, GLP-1 agonists cross the blood-brain barrier, reduce inflammation and oxidative stress, and lower p-tau and Aβ, while small human trials and cohorts suggest possible cognitive stabilization and favorable trends on brain imaging. The authors conclude there is pathophysiological plausibility and early clinical signals, but the human evidence comes from small studies and does not yet establish these drugs as an effective treatment for Alzheimer's disease.

  7. Aplicaciones de la genética clínica en el diagnóstico y pronóstico de Alzheimer: una revisión actualizada

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Polo del Conocimiento 2025-12-01 Genetics

    La presente revisión bibliográfica analiza el papel de la genética clínica en el diagnóstico y pronóstico de la enfermedad de Alzheimer, con un énfasis especial en el contexto ecuatoriano.

    Why it matters

    This review examines how clinical genetics, including variants in APOE, APP, PSEN1, and PSEN2 and biomarkers in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid, can improve diagnosis and prognosis of Alzheimer's disease. It highlights substantial inequalities between developed and developing countries, noting that in Ecuador diagnosis still relies largely on neuropsychological tests and conventional imaging, delaying early detection.

  8. Polymer-Engineered Aβ-Degrading Proteases via Photo-ATRP for Alzheimer's Disease Therapeutics

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Eurasian journal of applied biotechnology 2025-11-14 Drug development

    BSA-polymer conjugates displayed enhanced resistance to proteolytic degradation.

    Why it matters

    This laboratory study used polymer chemistry to make amyloid-beta-degrading enzymes more stable and better able to avoid immune detection. It is early laboratory work and does not show any effect on Alzheimer's disease in people.

  9. Descobertas e avanços do sequenciamento de próxima geração na doença de Alzheimer

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. BioSCIENCE 2025-09-05 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Introdução: O sequenciamento de nova geração (NGS) tem revolucionado a compreensão da doença de Alzheimer (DA), desvendando biomarcadores genéticos e transcriptômicos que aprimoram a estrutura ATN (beta-amiloide, Tau, neurodegeneração).

    Why it matters

    This narrative review describes how next-generation sequencing has identified genes such as APP, TREM2 and PLD3 and highlighted pathways related to inflammation, synaptic dysfunction and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease. It notes that challenges such as data interpretation and protocol standardization limit clinical application, so no treatment or cure is presented.

  10. ALZHEIMER E A EVOLUÇÃO DO TRATAMENTO NA ÚLTIMA DÉCADA: UMA REVISÃO DE LITERATURA

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. JNT - Facit Business and Technology Journal 2025-09-01 Treatments

    RESUMO A Doença de Alzheimer (DA) é uma condição progressiva caracterizada pelo acúmulo de placas de beta-amiloide e emaranhados neurofibrilares de proteína tau, resultando em perda sináptica e morte neuronal.

    Why it matters

    This literature review reports that Alzheimer's treatment is moving beyond symptom-only therapies toward disease-modifying strategies. It notes that monoclonal antibody immunotherapies show potential to reduce amyloid plaques and slow cognitive decline but face challenges with adverse effects, and that metabolic and inflammatory modulation and non-drug interventions are also promising approaches.

  11. Advances in immunotherapy for Alzheimer's Disease 2020-2023 – a literature review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Journal of Education Health and Sport 2025-05-09 Treatments

    Recent years have seen a large increase in research directed at AD immunotherapy.

    Why it matters

    This literature review covers the large increase in Alzheimer's immunotherapy research from 2020 to 2023, noting that lecanemab and aducanumab are already registered in the US, among other places. It states that more studies are expected to solve problems of qualifying patients into appropriate groups and to allow more reliable evaluation of the molecules under study.

  12. O impacto da genética e fatores epigenéticos no desenvolvimento do Alzheimer

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences 2025-04-24 Genetics

    A Doença de Alzheimer (DA) é uma enfermidade neurodegenerativa progressiva e a principal causa de demência em idosos, representando cerca de 60 a 70% dos casos.

    Why it matters

    This literature review examined how genetic and epigenetic factors contribute to Alzheimer's development and progression, focusing on potential biomarkers and therapeutic strategies. Both genetic inheritance and epigenetic mechanisms influenced by environmental and lifestyle factors are implicated.

  13. "Transformative Approaches to Alzheimer Disease Treatment: Current Progress and Future Direction”

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Communications on Applied Nonlinear Analysis 2025-04-24 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurological condition that worsens over time and is characterised by tau tangles and amyloid plaques.

    Why it matters

    This review discusses CRISPR-Cas9 and newer editing approaches targeting genes such as APP, PSEN1, PSEN2 and APOE4, with preclinical evidence in cellular and animal models. It notes that clinical use is hampered by concerns about long-term safety, delivery efficiency and ethical issues, so no treatment or cure is yet established.

  14. A Review of Clinical Biomarker Insights: Advances in Diagnosis and Prognosis of Early Alzheimer

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Global Journal of Medical Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Update 2025-04-15 Biomarkers

    The research focuses on the use of biomarkers to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in living individuals.

    Why it matters

    This review reports that plasma NEFL, GFAP and GDF15 were consistently linked with incident dementia and Alzheimer's, and that an individual with greater GFAP levels is 2.32 times likely to acquire dementia. It also notes that drugs such as donanemab and lecanemab may delay progression, but the review itself presents no new treatment or cure.

  15. A Robust Deep Vision Transformer Model For Early Diagnosis Of Alzheimers Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. International Journal of Research Publication and Reviews 2025-04-01 Brain scans and imaging

    A progressive neurological disease, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is identified by cognitive decline and memory loss.

    Why it matters

    This Vision Transformer model classified MRI scans across four disease stages with 95% accuracy and a 96% F1-score, outperforming conventional CNNs. It is a diagnostic tool and does not report any treatment, cure, or prevention of Alzheimer's disease.

  16. Lecanemab autorizado para tratamiento del Alzhéimer en pacientes que tienen una o ninguna copia de ApoE4: una reacción adversa grave limita su uso

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Panorama actual del medicamento 2025-02-25 Treatments

    La Agencia Europea de Medicamentos (EMA), tras realizar su comité CHMP una nueva evaluación de su dictamen inicial negativo en julio 2024, ha recomendado que se otorgue una autorización de comercialización limitada a pacientes de Alzheimer, que tienen una o ninguna copia de ApoE4, una determinada forma del gen de la proteína apolipoproteína E. Esta población tiene menos probabilidades de experimentar anomalías de imagen relacionadas con el amiloide (ARIA), una reacción adversa grave conocida, que implica edema (hinchazón) y posibles hemorragias cerebrales.

    Why it matters

    European regulators recommended a limited marketing authorization for lecanemab only in Alzheimer's patients who have one or no copies of the ApoE4 gene. This population is less likely to experience ARIA, a serious adverse reaction involving brain swelling and possible bleeding, which limits the drug's use.

  17. THE ROLE OF AI (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE) FOR ALZHEIMER: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. JITK (Jurnal Ilmu Pengetahuan dan Teknologi Komputer) 2025-02-25 Digital health tools

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia and represents a significant global health problem due to its profound impact on patients' quality of life and the heavy burden it places on health care.

    Why it matters

    This systematic review explores the role of artificial intelligence in diagnosing and managing Alzheimer's disease. It summarizes existing work and does not itself test a treatment, cure or prevention.

  18. Avanços em biomarcadores plasmáticos e do líquido cefalorraquidiano para a detecção precoce da doença de Alzheimer

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Brazilian Journal of Health Review 2025-01-14 Tau biomarkers

    A Doença de Alzheimer (DA) é a principal causa de demência em idosos, causada pelo acúmulo de β-amiloide e emaranhados neurofibrilares no cérebro.

    Why it matters

    This review of 6 studies found that blood biomarkers such as p-tau and β-amyloid are important for early diagnosis and monitoring of Alzheimer's disease, and that algorithms using markers like GFAP and YKL-40 may reduce the need for invasive procedures. The authors note ethical challenges remain and more research is needed before these biomarkers can be used in routine clinical practice.

  19. Anticorpos anti-amiloide no tratamento da Doença de Alzheimer: uma revisão narrativa

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Revista Sociedade Científica 2025-01-07 Treatments

    A Doença de Alzheimer (DA) é uma condição neurodegenerativa caracterizada pela formação de placas de β-amiloide (Aβ) e emaranhados neurofibrilares no cérebro, resultando em um declínio cognitivo progressivo.

    Why it matters

    This review of six systematic reviews found that although anti-amyloid antibodies such as aducanumab, lecanemab and donanemab improved scores on cognitive scales like ADAS-Cog and MMSE in clinical trials, the effects did not reach a level of significant clinical relevance. The authors expect that future combinations of treatments and biomarkers may improve Alzheimer's management more effectively.

  20. The Cost of Alzheimer Drug Treatment

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Medical Research Archives 2025-01-01 Treatments

    Yearly costs of evolocumab were $6,840. Donanemab was more expensive at $32,000.

    Why it matters

    This cost analysis reports that donanemab costs $32,000 yearly, higher than evolocumab at $6,840 but reasonably priced compared with other drug classes. It concludes that considering longevity, overall worldwide Alzheimer future management would be too costly to be affordable.

  21. Nieuwe geneesmiddelen bij Alzheimer - Update

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Geneesmiddelenbulletin 2025-01-01 Treatments

    Met de registratie van lecanemab in april 2025 en donanemab in september 2025 komt slechts voor een klein deel van de patiënten in het beginstadium van de ziekte van Alzheimer een mogelijke therapie binnen bereik.

    Why it matters

    With the registration of lecanemab and donanemab, only a small proportion of patients in the early stage of Alzheimer's disease have a possible therapy within reach. The efficacy of both drugs is modest and there is a chance of complications from ARIA due to oedema or bleeding in the brain.

  22. Pharmaceutical developments in alzheimer's disease: An emphasis on blarcamesine

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. International Journal of Pharmacology and Clinical Research 2025-01-01 Treatments

    Progressive neurodegeneration, which causes memory loss, cognitive decline, and functional impairment is known as Alzheimer's disease, the most common type of dementia, first identified by Alois Alzheimer in 1907.

    Why it matters

    This review states that current pharmacological treatments for Alzheimer's disease provide only temporary relief and describes blarcamesine, a small-molecule sigma-1 receptor agonist and muscarinic receptor modulator, as a possible treatment option. It reports no confirmed cure or prevention.

  23. Alzheimer Detection Using Deep Learning Methods

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Journal of Intelligent Systems and Internet of Things 2025-01-01 Brain scans and imaging

    This study proposes a deep learning-based framework to detect and classify Alzheimer's disease (AD) in the early stages using medical imaging, and specifically Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

    Why it matters

    This study used a convolutional neural network and a pre-trained MobileNet model to classify MRI scans for Alzheimer's disease, reporting 99.86% accuracy. The authors suggest the model could help clinicians diagnose Alzheimer's disease from MRI images, but it is a diagnostic tool and does not test any treatment, cure or prevention.

  24. Acquired Risk Factors that Influence Risk for Dementia and Possibly Alzheimer Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. South Dakota medicine : the journal of the South Dakota State Medical Association 2024-02-01 Drug development

    Various medicinal agents aimed at improving Alzheimer disease (AD) include cholinesterase inhibitors, memantine, aducanumab, and antioxidants.

    Why it matters

    This article summarizes acquired factors that influence risk for dementia, noting that medications such as cholinesterase inhibitors, memantine, aducanumab and antioxidants are typically prescribed once Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed to slow progression. It argues that significance should be placed on recognizing known acquired risk factors to potentially decrease the likelihood of developing dementia and perhaps specifically Alzheimer's disease.

  25. [Alzheimer's disease-Which substances are at present in phase III studies?]

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. Der Nervenarzt 2022-03-14 Drug development

    The recent approval of aduhelm/aducanumab by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in June 2021 raised hopes that further substances against Alzheimer's disease might be approved in the near future.

    Why it matters

    This paper evaluated the current status of phase III studies for Alzheimer's disease by searching clinicaltrials.gov on 7 August 2021 for studies targeting cognitive functions affected by the disease. It classified the mode of action of the different substances according to the Common Alzheimer's Disease Research Ontology.

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