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  1. Evidence for Reduced Somatic T-Cell Receptor Sequence Diversity Profiles Among Midwestern Amish in an Aging Cohort Study 2026-10-18
  2. Gantenerumab reduces brain amyloid-β proteoforms: Biochemical evaluation in dominantly inherited Alzheimer disease 2026-09-29
  3. Genetic Insights Into Protective Effects of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists on Stroke and Alzheimer Disease Across Ancestries 2026-09-25

Studies

1,350 studies carry this tag.

Date range

1982 to 2026

Top journals

  • Neurology 92
  • The Journal of biological chemistry 67
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 47
  • Archives of neurology 43
  • JAMA neurology 36

372 journals in all.

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  1. Association of neighborhood deprivation with Alzheimer's Disease pathology, brain structure, and cognition by race and ethnicity, sex, and APOE ε4 status

    ⚠ Preprint — not yet peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 16 out of 100. medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences 2026-05-18 Risk factors

    We investigated associations of neighborhood disadvantage with Alzheimer's Disease (AD)-related outcomes by biological and social factors in at-risk older adults. 1,880 U.S. POINTER participants with Area Deprivation Index (ADI) and cognition (PACC) were included. 868 had amyloid, tau PET, white matter hyperintensities (WMH), and/or gray matter volumes.

  2. Using a 2-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) approach, we evaluated MR evidence for genetically proxied effects of 10 pre-specified gut bacterial classes on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and Alzheimer disease (AD), and assessed MR evidence for a direct genetically proxied effect of T2DM on AD.

  3. Proteomic signatures of the APOE ε4 and APOE ε2 genetic variants and Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 56 out of 100. Nature Aging 2026-05-15 Genetics

    The APOE locus is the strongest genetic factor for Alzheimer's disease, with ε4 increasing and ε2 decreasing risk, yet the basis of these opposing effects remains unclear.

  4. predALZ: An Ensemble Learning Framework for Identifying Genetic Biomarkers in Familial Alzheimer’s Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 29 out of 100. Current Drug Targets 2026-05-14 Genetics

    The predALZ framework achieved 94% accuracy on an independent test set and approximately 96% accuracy in cross-validation for Alzheimer-related driver gene prediction.

  5. Extracellular Vesicles in Alzheimer’s Disease: Mechanisms, Immunotherapy Links, and Clinical Translation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 33 out of 100. Current Pharmaceutical Design 2026-05-13 Disease mechanisms

    Alzheimer disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by synaptic dysfunction, neuroinflammation, and cognitive impairment.

  6. Early syndecan-4 upregulation predicts cognitive and pathological trajectories in Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 55 out of 100. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy 2026-05-07 Biomarkers

    CSF SDC4 levels were elevated in AD, including the earliest preclinical stages, compared to controls and were closely associated with CSF and imaging biomarkers of amyloid and tau, and CSF biomarkers of neuronal and synaptic injury, astrocytic reactivity and microglial dysregulation.

  7. Differences in amyloid PET positivity based on ethnoracial group and social determinants of health: The new IDEAS study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 46 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia 2026-05-01 Risk factors

    Among 5757 participants (21.7% Black, 20.3% Latinx, 58.1% AORE), we found lower odds of amyloid positivity in Black (odds ratio [OR]: 0.72, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.62-0.83) and Latinx (OR: 0.78, 95% CI: 0.67-0.91) compared to AORE.

  8. Multi-ancestry transcriptome-wide association study reveals shared and population-specific genetic effects in Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 50 out of 100. American Journal of Human Genetics 2026-04-30 Genetics

    Alzheimer disease (AD) risk differs across ancestral populations, yet most genetic studies have focused on non-Hispanic White (NHW) cohorts.

  9. Oxygen extraction fraction is differentially associated with pathological biomarkers in Alzheimer’s disease and non-Alzheimer’s dementias

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. Frontiers in Neuroscience 2026-04-28 Cognitive tests and assessment

    In the AD and non-AD group, OEF showed negative associations with WMH in DGM and positive associations with MoCA in DGM and CGM.

  10. Ginkgo biloba and longitudinal changes in amyloid PET and plasma amyloid-β oligomerization in amyloid-positive mild cognitive impairment: A retrospective analysis

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease 2026-04-15 Mild cognitive impairment

    In amyloid PET–positive MCI, Ginkgo biloba use was associated with sustained clinical stability, reduced plasma Aβ oligomerization tendency, and attenuation of amyloid PET progression over 18 months.

  11. Mendelian randomization study of genetic interactions between Alzheimer disease and celiac disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Medicine 2026-04-10 Genetics

    Epidemiological evidence suggests an association between celiac disease (CeD) and Alzheimer disease (AD).

  12. Immune–proteo–metabolomic changes link to Aβ and tau pathology in Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 45 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia 2026-04-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    Thirteen differentially expressed CSF proteins in A+T+ individuals correlated positively with tryptophan metabolites and pyroglutamate, and negatively with regulatory T cells, isobutyrate, and dendritic cells.

  13. Sex Differences in Amyloid Pathology by Race, Ancestry, and Apolipoprotein E ε4 in an Admixed Autopsy Sample

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 63 out of 100. JAMA neurology 2026-04-01 Genetics

    Female individuals had higher plaque burden than male individuals (unadjusted odds ratio [OR], 1.97; 95% CI, 1.67-2.29; P Conclusions and relevance The findings indicate that female sex, APOEε4, and both race and African ancestry were jointly associated with amyloid in this study population.

  14. Amyloid Imaging and APOE Genotype Disclosure and Short-Term Psychological Distress

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 63 out of 100. JAMA Network Open 2026-03-30 Genetics

    Among 3414 included individuals, the mean (SD) age was 68.8 (6.0) years and 2116 (62%) were female.

  15. Exploring immediate responses to APOE ε 4/ε4 genotype and Alzheimer's disease risk disclosure in Latinos

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease 2026-03-30 Genetics

    Among most Latinos in northern Manhattan who learned they had an APOE ε4/ε4 genotype, disclosure did not provoke elevated levels of distress.

  16. Interactive effects of telomere length and genetic variants on Alzheimer disease risk across multiple ancestral populations

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy 2026-03-20 Genetics

    AD risk was associated with shorter TL (β = -0.48, P < 2 × 10–16).

  17. Meat Consumption and Cognitive Health by APOE Genotype

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. JAMA Network Open 2026-03-19 Genetics

    Among 2157 older adults without dementia (mean [SD] age 71.2 [9.2] years; 1337 female [62.0%]), 1680 participants had longitudinal cognition data and 569 participants (26.4%) had APOE34/44 genotypes.

  18. Liver–metabolic stress, apolipoprotein E ε4, and cognition and amyloid burden: findings from the dementia platform Korea trial-ready registry

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 51 out of 100. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 2026-03-11 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Routine liver–metabolic indices were associated with cognitive performance, while FIB-4 stage showed effect modification by APOE ε4 in relation to both cognition and amyloid PET SUVR.

  19. Relationship between APOE Genotype Status and Imaging Features in Patients with Alzheimer Disease Being Considered for Antiamyloid β Therapy

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. American Journal of Neuroradiology 2026-03-01 Genetics

    A total of 85 patients were included in the study with rare genotypes excluded from analysis (3 patients).

  20. The spleen–brain axis in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: Integrating immune and metabolic regulation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 35 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia 2026-03-01 Disease mechanisms

    Emerging evidence highlights the central role of peripheral immune-metabolic regulation in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD).

  21. Natural compounds as multitarget agents in Alzheimer's diseases: evidence from in vivo and in vitro models

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. Frontiers in pharmacology 2026-02-23 Inflammation and the immune system

    Overall, the available evidence suggests that natural compounds confer multitarget neuroprotective effects that directly engage with key pathological mechanisms underlying AD.

  22. Genetic validation of ABI3 p.Ser209Phe variant and its effects on early brain pathology in asymptomatic elderly individuals

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 61 out of 100. Alzheimer's research & therapy 2026-02-19 Health systems and care delivery

    Alzheimer's disease (AD) has a strong genetic component, with APOE ε4 being the most established risk factor through its effects on beta-amyloid (Aβ) metabolism and microglial function.

  23. Neighborhood Socioeconomic Deprivation is Associated with Worse Cognitive Performance and in vivo Amyloid Accumulation

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 38 out of 100. NPJ dementia 2026-02-12 Risk factors

    Socioeconomic disadvantage (SED) has been associated with poorer brain health, yet its underlying pathology remains incompletely understood.

  24. Distinct regional patterns of synaptic vulnerability across hippocampal and parahippocampal subregions in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Brain Pathology 2026-02-09 Disease mechanisms

    Synaptic loss in the (para)hippocampus is a major contributor to cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease (AD), yet its regional specificity and pathological correlates remain poorly understood.

  25. A common 19 bp APOE enhancer deletion is protective against Alzheimer's disease in African Americans

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 57 out of 100. Nature Communications 2026-02-02 Genetics

    The APOE-ε4/ε4 genotype is the strongest genetic risk factor for sporadic Alzheimer's disease, though the relative risk is diminished in individuals with African ancestry.

  26. Association of residential neighborhood disadvantage with amyloid PET positivity among cognitively impaired individuals

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia Behavior & Socioeconomics of Aging 2026-01-29 Risk factors

    Residence in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods may be associated with lower amyloid pathology in cognitively impaired individuals.

  27. Brain capillary endothelial-like cells show altered barrier functionality and reduced transport of amyloid β in late-onset Alzheimer disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 41 out of 100. Fluids and Barriers of the CNS 2026-01-22 Brain tissue and pathology

    Control and LOAD hiPSCs exhibited comparable efficiency in forming brain capillary endothelial-like cells (BCECs).

  28. The Icelandic Mutation in the Murine APP Gene, mAPPA673T, on Amyloid-β Plaque Burden in the 5×FAD Alzheimer Model

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 34 out of 100. Journal of Integrative Neuroscience 2026-01-22 Risk genes beyond APOE

    We found a moderate yet significant reduction in Aβ plaque size in male 5×FAD × mAPPA673T compared with 5×FAD mice.

  29. Epigenomic aberrations of histone methylation in prefrontal cortex of humans with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 33 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease 2026-01-21 Mild cognitive impairment

    BackgroundEpigenetic mechanisms, particularly histone modifications at gene promoters, are crucial for controlling gene transcription.

  30. Genetic contributions to Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia in admixed Latin American populations

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. npj Dementia 2026-01-21 Lewy body dementia

    Latin America’s diverse genetic landscape provides a unique opportunity to study Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

  31. Apoptosis, a programmed cell death process activated in Alzheimer disease (AD), is not limited to neurons but extends to all cell types within the central nervous system (CNS).

  32. Low baseline Aβ42/Aβ40 was significantly associated with increased amyloid accumulation (β = 0.257, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.177-0.336, P < 0.001), and with higher risk of conversion to Aβ-PET positivity (Hazard ratio (HR) = 2.84, 95% CI 1.14-7.04, P = 0.025) and to MCI due to AD (HR = 3.25, 95% CI 1.17-9.01, P = 0.024).

  33. Plasma lipid subspecies and Alzheimer’s disease: genetic evidence for risk and protection

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 37 out of 100. QJM 2026-01-03 Genetics

    MR analysis identified phosphatidylinositol (PI) (16:0_20:4), phosphatidylcholine (PC) (16:0_22:4) and sterol ester (SE) (27:1/15:0) as risk factors for AD.

  34. Roles of Reactive Oxygen Species in Relationships Between Viral Infections and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 42 out of 100. Antioxidants 2026-01-03 Disease mechanisms

    Emerging evidence suggests that viral infections may contribute to the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other forms of dementia.

  35. Effects of Low‐Intensity Ultrasound on Amyloid‐ β Clearance in Early‐Stage Alzheimer′s Disease: A Potential Role of Glymphatic Activity

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 40 out of 100. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica 2026-01-01 Biomarkers

    LIUS was safe and demonstrated both cognitive improvement and reduced amyloid deposition in early‐stage AD.

  36. In silico structure-based multi-targeted molecular docking analysis of ginkgo biloba phytocompounds against Alzheimer’s disease associated proteins

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 27 out of 100. In Silico Research in Biomedicine 2026-01-01 Risk genes beyond APOE

    Alzheimer disease (AD) is a multi-factorial neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by accumulation of amyloid-beta (Aβ), protein aggregation and progressive neuronal dysfunction.

  37. Mapping sex differences in brain and cognition in relation to APOE ε4 and amyloid burden: A longitudinal normative modelling study

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions 2026-01-01 Genetics

    These findings highlight normative modelling's utility in revealing the complex interplay among sex, age, and AD risk in shaping brain structure and cognition in later life.

  38. Inflammation as a mediator of air pollution's role in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 43 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease 2025-12-29 Cognitive tests and assessment

    Long-term PM exposure, particularly PM 10 , may contribute to increased AD/ADRD susceptibility, potentially through inflammation-related pathways.

  39. APOE Genotype Modulates the Relationship of Stroke With Dementia Risk: Associations and Peripheral Clues for Biological Mechanisms

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 48 out of 100. Journal of the American Heart Association 2025-12-17 Genetics

    Stroke interacts with APOE ε4 to influence dementia, with the association being more pronounced in APOE ε4 non‐carriers.

  40. Human iPSC-derived APOE4/4 Alzheimer´s disease astrocytes exhibit a senescent and pro-inflammatory state that compromises neuronal support

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Journal of Neuroinflammation 2025-12-12 Inflammation and the immune system

    Alzheimer´s disease (AD) is dominated by a complex cellular pathology which involves most brain cell types with glial cells increasingly recognized as playing fundamental roles in neurodegeneration.

  41. The Role of GFAP as a Marker of Astrocyte Activation in the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Dementia: A Literature Review

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 28 out of 100. Health & Medical Sciences 2025-12-09 Inflammation and the immune system

    This study aims to comprehensively review the role of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) as a marker of astrocyte activation in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  42. Alzheimer‐related neuropathology is improved by treatment with longevity‐enhancing treatments in aged male EFAD mice

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 37 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia 2025-12-01 Genetics

    Both 17αE2 and FMD independently reduced AD neuropathology in the EFAD mice, in an APOE-dependent manner.

  43. Higher total meat consumption (red meat: 51%, poultry: 20%, processed meat: 29%), was associated with a better cognitive trajectory only in the APOE34/44 stratum (β per 1 z-unit increase: 0.011; CI: 0.004 to 0.018 versus -0.003; CI: -0.008 to 0.003; P for interaction = 0.002).

  44. Cryo‐EM structures of amyloid β filaments from cotton wool plaques in Alzheimer disease caused by the PSEN1 V261I and A431E mutations

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 31 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia 2025-12-01 Risk genes beyond APOE

    CWPs consist predominantly of two novel arrangements of type I Aβ filaments, and we have designated them as type Ic and type Id Aβ filaments.

  45. Does Neighborhood Disadvantage Moderate the Relationship between Apolipoprotein E Status and Cognitive Functioning?

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 39 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia 2025-12-01 Risk factors

    Environmental factors like neighborhood disadvantage are also associated with cognitive decline, however, few studies have integrated this with APOE research.

  46. Fine‐mapping of the TMEM106B locus reveals four haplotypes that are differentially associated with risk for neurodegeneration

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 44 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia 2025-12-01 Genetics

    Analysis of the genotyping data revealed that the TMEM106B locus consists of four major haplotypes: HA/Ha (covering the coding region), and HB/Hb (covering the upstream regulatory region).

  47. In the colocalization of cis-eQTL and GWAS signals for Hispanics, we observed a high posterior probability (posterior prob = 0.9947) for the upstream gene variant rs755980338 on chromosome 11, which locally regulates EHD1 gene (GWAS p-value = 0.009, cis-eQTL p-value = 0.0041).

  48. Genome‐Wide Analysis of Memory, Language, and Executive Function Reveals Domain‐Specific Genetic Architecture in Alzheimer Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 30 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia 2025-12-01 Genetics

    We evaluated known AD-associated loci (Bellenguez et al. 2022) and 27 loci reached nominal significance (p < 0.05) in at least one cognitive domain.

  49. The AD PRS was associated with AD in the ADSP sample, with odds ratios per standard deviation ranging from 1.14 to 1.52 across ancestry groups and robust validation in independent cohorts (Figure 1).

  50. Investigating the effects of complement loci CFH and ARMS2/HTRA1 on Alzheimer Disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 37 out of 100. Alzheimer s & Dementia 2025-12-01 Genetics

    Our preliminary results found no significant association between LOAD and the individual SNPs defining the CFH or ARMS2/HTRA1 loci.

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